Pesticides

Setting up your chemical store

Chemical stores should be safe, locked and help farmers to work more efficiently writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 23 April 2025

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Spot spraying can reduce inputs and improve efficiency

Spot spraying can reduce inputs and improve efficiency

NEWS 20 April 2025

Safety with chemicals has to be top of the list

Safety with chemicals has to be top of the list

CROP PROTECTION 9 April 2025

Biostimulants and plant nutrition: snake oil or profitable tools?

Biostimulants and plant nutrition: snake oil or profitable tools?

Biostimulants and plant nutrition: snake oil or profitable tools?

CROP PROTECTION 9 April 2025

Beet herbicide ban could hit fodder stocks

Beet herbicide ban could hit fodder stocks

Beet herbicide ban could hit fodder stocks

NEWS 18 March 2025

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Hemp diversification most suitable for tillage farms - Teagasc

Hemp diversification most suitable for tillage farms - Teagasc

Barry Caslin and Dr Fiona Thorne of Teagasc told the crowd at the industrial hemp conference in Ashtown, Co Dublin, on Thursday about the uses of hemp as a rotation crop.

NEWS 29 January 2025

Brussels pledges to ‘level the playing field’ on food imports

Brussels pledges to ‘level the playing field’ on food imports

The Commission has pledged to ensure imported goods come closer to EU standards than they have before in a new roadmap published for agriculture.

NEWS 29 January 2025

Commission signals more convergence and payment capping in next CAP

Commission signals more convergence and payment capping in next CAP

Brussels has claimed that the next CAP will focus on simplification, with more convergence and payment capping to come too.

NEWS 29 January 2025

Reducing pesticide use impacts yield and income

Reducing pesticide use impacts yield and income

Studies from around the world show a decrease in crop yields with pesticide reductions, but income varies.

NEWS 29 January 2025

Plant protection products: the facts and the figures on registrations

Plant protection products: the facts and the figures on registrations

The Department of Agriculture outlined some facts and figures on the registration of plant protection products at the Teagasc National Tillage Conference.

NEWS 29 January 2025

EU pesticide cut reduces crop yields with no alternatives

EU pesticide cut reduces crop yields with no alternatives

Teagasc research has shown that an Irish expert group thinks yields will be dramatically impacted by the implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy with no alternatives.

NEWS 29 January 2025

Tillage conference: drop in pesticide use could hit crop yields by 30%

Tillage conference: drop in pesticide use could hit crop yields by 30%

Research from Teagasc predicts declines in yield from pesticide use reductions, even when integrated pest management is being implemented.

NEWS 29 January 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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