Beet

Beet needs boron and fungicide after dry weather

Beet crops need boron and fungicide at this time of the year, especially after the summer drought just gone by.

CROPS 11 August 2026

Beet needs boron and fungicide after dry weather

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Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

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A burst of growth for beet and maize

A burst of growth for beet and maize

CROPS 1 July 2026

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

HUSBANDRY 10 June 2026

Weekend weather: unsettled with showers and breezy conditions

Weekend weather: unsettled with showers and breezy conditions

Weekend weather: unsettled with showers and breezy conditions

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Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out

Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Dublin and Tyrone as farmers got spraying done before the rain returned.

CROPS 6 May 2026

Tillage Management: wheat, beet and barley

Tillage Management: wheat, beet and barley

The sunshine last week has sent crops flying through the growth stages. When the rains Stops the sprayers will be out.

HUSBANDRY 6 May 2026

Tillage Management: sunshine and good crops

Tillage Management: sunshine and good crops

Crops are looking well across the country and there is a nice bit of management to be done in cooler weather in the coming days.

HUSBANDRY 6 May 2026

Tillage Management: rain welcomed, but weeds and disease need to be tackled

Tillage Management: rain welcomed, but weeds and disease need to be tackled

Rain showers have been welcomed on some farms, but they will now result in weeds emerging and the possibility of disease in crops.

HUSBANDRY 6 May 2026

Accompany the agronomist: super crops in Cork with great potential

Accompany the agronomist: super crops in Cork with great potential

Crops have great potential in Cork, both winter and spring. Last week the Irish Farmers Journal walked some of those crops with Dairygold’s Liam Leahy.

CROPS 6 May 2026

From the Tramlines: spraying, sowing and a drop of rain

From the Tramlines: spraying, sowing and a drop of rain

Farmers in Dublin, Tyrone and Cork are extremely busy planting and spraying writes Siobhán Walsh.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 6 May 2026

Tillage management: sowing wrapping up, lots to be done in fields

Tillage management: sowing wrapping up, lots to be done in fields

Sowing is finishing up, but there is lots to be done in fields across the country. Sprayers are busy at this time of the year.

HUSBANDRY 6 May 2026

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