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Teagasc co-ordinating €5m integrated pest management project in crops
James Hanly
The four-year Horizon Europe project IPMorama was launched at a meeting at Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre in Dublin on Thursday 3 October.
22 September 2024 News
Two new wheat varieties as JB Diego leaves list
The winter wheat list has been published for 2025 and has two new varieties for the coming season.
18 September 2024 News
Seed: certification, home-saving and royalties
Siobhán Walsh shares all you need to know about sourcing seed, as well as the importance of paying plant variety royalties.
Forage maize crops a month behind on 2023
David Wright reports from a forage maize open day held on the Dobson farm, outside Moy, Co Tyrone.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
44% of recommended winter barley varieties BYDV-tolerant
There are three new varieties on the recommended list and two of those claim to be tolerant to BYDV.
11 September 2024 News
Enya makes its way onto winter oats list
The winter oats list has three varieties this year. WPB Enya is a new addition this season.
6 September 2024 News
44% of recommended winter barley seed BYDV-tolerant
There are three new varieties on the recommended list and two of those claim to be tolerant to BYDV.
5 September 2024 News
Time to plant winter oilseed rape
Oilseed rape is a good break crop option as it establishes quickly and can help to control problem weeds, writes Siobhán Walsh.
21 August 2024 Crops
Carry over seed from last year should be tested
There may be a number of farmers with seed in the shed from last season that was not planted in the bad weather.
11 August 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: harvest, cropping plans and genetics
On this week’s show, we have all the latest on harvest and have a really interesting chat with a scientist on new genomic techniques.
8 August 2024 News
New combine a positive sign for future of tillage sector
A new plot combine arrived in Co Cork a few weeks ago and has been put to work, Siobhán Walsh reports.
7 August 2024 News
Spring wheat varieties remain unchanged
There is little change to spring wheat varieties being grown for seed this year. One stands out on KPH levels.
14 July 2024 Varieties