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Tillage
Tricky season means plenty of tricky decisions
Siobhán Walsh
There are a lot of decisions to be made in both winter and spring crops at present from aphicides to fungicides, writes Siobhán Walsh.
14 May 2024 News
Closing the gate on winter barley
Winter barley crops are variable this year, some have received their final fungicide, while it will be applied to others in the coming days.
10 May 2024 News
Weekend weather: dry and warm for the most part
Met Éireann has forecast a dry and warm weekend until Saturday evening, with rain to return on Sunday.
Tillage Podcast: selling grain and protecting crops
On this week’s show, we hear from the fields and look at the grain trading trends of Irish tillage farmers.
9 May 2024 News
Tillage Management: planting, fungicides and bird food
Another spell of good weather looks to be on the way, and tillage farmers will be busy making the most of it.
8 May 2024 Husbandry
Search for crop protection details online
This is a handy tool for farmers to use when spraying, walking crops and when filling out crop records.
7 May 2024 News
Identifying crop growth stages is tricky
It’s important to be able to identify crop growth stages in the fields. This year is particularly challenging, as crops are so variable.
28 April 2024 News
Off the market: products no longer in use
Check your chemical store to see if you have any products which are no longer registered in stock. Almost 100 products went off the market in 2023.
20 April 2024 Crop protection
Tillage Podcast: tillage area 'being eroded' - Minister
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue joins us on this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast.
18 April 2024 News
Revving up disease control on barley
The spend on barley disease control this year needs to be cost-effective. Mixtures are important for effective disease control and resistance management.
17 April 2024 News
Search for crop protection product details on the go
This tool will come in handy while on the tractor spraying and deciding on final rates to apply. All the information will be at your fingertips.
17 April 2024 Crop protection
Barley responds to good management - a certainty among the uncertainties
Barley can deliver high yields, even in a season like 2024 when you don't expect it, writes Tom McCabe.
13 April 2024 Crop protection