Tillage management

There are farmers trying to harvest crops, bale straw and plant winter cereals in the current mixed weather.

There are still crops to be harvested, but the winter planting season is underway across the country.

Farmers are still harvesting crops and no doubt thinking about planting winter cereal crops in some dry conditions.

This week’s show has a report on harvest from the northeast, has advice on oilseed rape planting and all the news.

There is a lot of work to be done on farms at the minute, and some deadlines have been extended.

Rain halted work at the weekend, and it looks like there is showery weather in the forecast with a lot of crops still to be cut.

Teagasc's Richie Hackett goes through some of the key management practices for hybrid rye.

The new event takes place in November and will focus on what can be changed inside the farm gate.