Winter cereals

Tillage Management: good conditions and catching up on spraying

Weather at the end of December and into the new year provided good conditions for field work for tillage farmers.

HUSBANDRY 7 January 2026

Tillage Management: good conditions and catching up on spraying

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Planting continues in the fields

Planting continues in the fields

NEWS 15 October 2025

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

HUSBANDRY 15 October 2025

Opinion: we are watching tillage fall without a plan to stop it

Opinion: we are watching tillage fall without a plan to stop it

Opinion: we are watching tillage fall without a plan to stop it

NEWS 12 October 2025

Slugs can take out whole fields of rye

Slugs can take out whole fields of rye

Slugs can take out whole fields of rye

NEWS 5 October 2025

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Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Autumn residual herbicides remain effective on annual meadow grass, including ALS-resistant populations, but this strategy faces future challenges, writes Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar.

CROPS 19 August 2025

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

There is a lot of planning to do at the minute on tillage farms from ordering seed to filling in declaration forms.

HUSBANDRY 19 August 2025

Tillage Management: rye, oats, markets and rules

Tillage Management: rye, oats, markets and rules

Better weather looks to be on the way and is needed for harvesting and planting. In the meantime, farmers are planning for winter cereals.

HUSBANDRY 19 August 2025

Winter wheat list gets major shakeup

Winter wheat list gets major shakeup

The winter wheat list has been due an injection of new varieties and this year has brought them in abundance.

NEWS 19 August 2025

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

Rye has grown in popularity on farms. It is another option to spread workload, but you need a market for it.

CROPS 19 August 2025

Letters: making sense of the nitrates expert group

Letters: making sense of the nitrates expert group

'A reduction in straw will mean an increase in slurry, making anaerobic digester plants more economical.' - Liam Dunne, Bray House, Athy, Co Kildare.

LETTERS 19 August 2025

Teagasc Crops Forum set for September

Teagasc Crops Forum set for September

The tillage event will take place on 10 September in Naas, Co Kildare.

NEWS 19 August 2025

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