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Do the simple things right to have good crop protection

Crop protection can sometimes be over-complicated, but it doesn’t need to be. Walk crops regularly and keep an eye on issues.

CROP PROTECTION 8 April 2026

Do the simple things right to have good crop protection

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7.7% of seed crops rejected by Department in 2025

7.7% of seed crops rejected by Department in 2025

NEWS 24 February 2026

Pre-emergence herbicides crucial for grass weed control

Pre-emergence herbicides crucial for grass weed control

NEWS 18 February 2026

Have you parasitic weeds on your farm? Could they be imported?

Have you parasitic weeds on your farm? Could they be imported?

Have you parasitic weeds on your farm? Could they be imported?

NEWS 25 January 2026

Rye brome confirmed as first ALS-resistant species in Ireland

Rye brome confirmed as first ALS-resistant species in Ireland

Rye brome confirmed as first ALS-resistant species in Ireland

NEWS 18 January 2026

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Editorial: no need for straw imports

Editorial: no need for straw imports

We do not have herbicides to fully control blackgrass or other grass weeds, and we do not have economical methods of control.

VIEWPOINTS 13 August 2025

Tillage Management: good conditions and catching up on spraying

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 13 August 2025

Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

The draft plant health and biosecurity strategy consultation is now open and could look at biosecurity issues around weeds.

NEWS 13 August 2025

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Billions of blackgrass seeds could be imported into Ireland through straw imports and are a major biosecurity risk.

NEWS 13 August 2025

I have yet to master the delicate art of clover

I have yet to master the delicate art of clover

Derek Robinson established both red and white clover in a reseed done back in June.

FARMER WRITES 13 August 2025

Farmer Writes: reseeds doing well as I keep an eye on docks

Farmer Writes: reseeds doing well as I keep an eye on docks

When docks get established and plenty of reserves stored up in that huge tap root, as my mother would say “the divil in Hell wouldn’t kill it”, writes James Strain.

FARMER WRITES 13 August 2025

Ragwort thriving in Leinster House

Ragwort thriving in Leinster House

Concerns have been raised about the growth of the weed and calls for immediate enforcement and public awareness about its presence on motorways, farmland, and urban estates.

DEALER 13 August 2025

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Driving calf performance along with efficiency

Ger and Jonathan Sheehan on building a high-performing calf-rearing system in Co Cork.

Driving calf performance along with efficiency

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