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Tillage
Flufenacet herbicide to be out of use in 2026
Siobhán Walsh
Flufenacet is an important herbicide in winter cereals and is an active ingredient contained in Firebird.
11 June 2025 Climate and environment
‘Clumps of nettles don’t bother me like they used to’
A round-up of some of the quotes from the Department of Agriculture’s Science in Action conference.
4 June 2025 News
Herbicide resistance testing: now is the time
Undetected resistance on your farm can quickly turn into a costly, long-term issue warns Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc
How to identify blackgrass on your farm
Blackgrass is becoming more common across the country, but there is no herbicide to fully control it in growing crops.
3 June 2025 News
A woodland walk and wiping out weeds
Derek Robinson had some time last week to check out newly planted woodland on his Co Down farm.
28 May 2025 Farmer Writes
Blackgrass making noxious weed list a 'positive step'
Blackgrass cases are on the rise on Irish farms. Here’s what it means now that it is added to the Noxious Weeds Act.
21 May 2025 News
Tillage management: Fine weather for spraying
There is plenty of sunshine in the forecast for spraying herbicides and fungicides on winter and spring crops in the coming days.
30 April 2025 Husbandry
Blackgrass to be declared noxious shortly
Blackgrass is an invasive weed and is to be made added to the Noxious Weeds Act by the Department of Agriculture.
30 April 2025 News
Make sure you are controlling weeds this spring
Weed control is the topic of the week this week. Make sure you are controlling weeds that have become resistant to some products.
29 April 2025 News
Weekend weather: warm, wet and cloudy
Met Éireann has said that the weekend will be rather cloudy with spells of showers and highest temperatures of 17°C.
25 April 2025 News
Lots of work done in perfect early spring
The weather during early spring of 2025 was in total contrast to that seen in 2024, writes Derek Robinson.
23 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmers warned to control noxious weeds now
Ragwort, dock, thistle, common barberry, wild hop and wild oat are all noxious weeds.
20 April 2025 Northern Ireland