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Tillage
Tillage Day: farmers to take centre stage
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage Day will examine challenges faced by tillage farmers and focus on solutions to make tillage farming businesses more sustainable.
31 July 2024 News
Cover crops: the dos and the don’ts
Cover crops should be planted as soon as possible after cereal crops are harvested and will do best after early-harvested crops like winter barley and oats.
11 July 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: varieties, trials and cereal breeders
We report from the Irish Seed Trade Association open day this week. We chat to a trials manager and talk to a cereal breeder from Europe.
Choosing the right variety for your farm is essential
Varieties are the first line of defence when it comes to disease control and yield. They need to be chosen carefully.
10 July 2024 Varieties
Focus on varieties not to be missed this week
Varieties are the first line of defence when it comes to disease control and yield. They need to be chosen carefully.
9 July 2024 News
Tillage plan being worked on as area drops
Barry O'Reilly, head of the crop policy evaluation and certification division at the Department, said a tillage plan is currently being worked on.
26 June 2024 News