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Tillage
Seed: certification, home-saving and royalties
Siobhán Walsh
Siobhán Walsh shares all you need to know about sourcing seed, as well as the importance of paying plant variety royalties.
21 August 2024 Crops
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 News
Blackgrass still not a noxious weed
Blackgrass can spread rapidly. However, legislation that could help to control it is delayed.
Still no move on grass weed control in buffers
Grass weeds are a major issue on farms and current CAP rules make them even more difficult to control.
2 July 2024 News
Weed watch: alarming increase in herbicide resistance
It is more likely for blackgrass and Italian ryegrass samples to be resistant to one or more herbicides than not, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc.
5 June 2024 News
Rat’s tail fescue: an unusual and very difficult-to-control weed
Rat's tail fescue can become dominant where ploughing is not practiced due to limited effective chemical options, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc Oak Park.
4 June 2024 News
Weed Watch starts this June to tackle resistance
Some weeds have developed resistance to herbicides. Teagasc is collecting weed seed samples from farmers to test for resistance for free.
2 June 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: wonderful weather for field work
On this week's show, we hear from a UK farmer dealing with black grass, cover cropping and direct drilling.
25 April 2024 News
How to identify young grass weeds in your tillage crops
Correct identification of young grass-weed plants is crucial to developing the best control measures in the current season and beyond, writes Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar.
21 April 2024 Crop protection
Make sure you are using the right glyphosate rate
It is important to use robust rates of products to control weeds and prevent resistance developing to these products.
15 April 2024 Crop protection