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Tillage management: beans, weather and fertiliser

Some farmers are planting and when rain is on the way you could attend the National Tillage Conference.

22 January 2025 HUSBANDRY

Protina tops the spring beans list

Protina looks to be an impressive variety on the recommended list this year with the highest yield and a high protein content.

17 January 2025 NEWS

Tillage Management: varieties and moving slurry

The slurry-spreading season has started again, but you should only take slurry in where conditions are suitable to do so.

15 January 2025 HUSBANDRY

Steady spring wheat varieties listed

There have been no new additions to the spring wheat recommended list from the Department of Agriculture this year.

12 January 2025 CROPS

Two new varieties of spring oats make the cut

Two new varieties have made the spring oats list from the Department of Agriculture, which was published on Friday 10 January.

11 January 2025 CROPS

Record 12 varieties make spring barley list

The spring barley recommended list has been published by the Department of Agriculture and includes 12 different varieties.

10 January 2025 CROPS

Examining nutrition and fungicides on beet crops

Nutrition needs to be watched in beet crops. Some crops were showing nitrogen and boron deficiency this year.

10 December 2024 NEWS
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Disease-resistant spuds will not reduce need for chemistry - Teagasc

Chemical protection will remain important for growers even when new, more resistant varieties come on stream, a Teagasc researcher explained.

27 November 2024 NEWS
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Consumers 'not hungry' for the most efficient potato varieties

Growers could plant more efficient varieties of potatoes, but the consumer is not looking for them, an agronomist told the national potato conference.

27 November 2024 NEWS