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Tillage management: Watching the weather to plant winter crops

Farmers will be trying to plant winter cereal crops in the coming days and weeks when weather allows.

HUSBANDRY 30 September 2026

Tillage management: Watching the weather to plant winter crops

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Maximise control of problem grass weeds

Maximise control of problem grass weeds

CROPS 9 September 2026

Agronomist survey shows sterile brome most challenging tillage weed to control

Agronomist survey shows sterile brome most challenging tillage weed to control

NEWS 8 September 2026

Test your weeds for herbicide resistance for free

Test your weeds for herbicide resistance for free

Test your weeds for herbicide resistance for free

NEWS 16 August 2026

Ask your merchant for higher voluntary standard cover crop seed

Ask your merchant for higher voluntary standard cover crop seed

Ask your merchant for higher voluntary standard cover crop seed

HUSBANDRY 9 August 2026

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Identification guide: look out for grass weeds this harvest

Identification guide: look out for grass weeds this harvest

Identifying, controlling and mapping grass weeds is a very important job on tillage farms. Carry a notebook on the combine.

CROPS 14 June 2026

Cover crops: rules, regs and seed

Cover crops: rules, regs and seed

When some rain moves in tillage farmers will be busy planting cover crops. Here are some tips to be prepared from Siobhán Walsh.

CROPS 14 June 2026

Suspect weed resistance? Harvest 2026 is the last chance for free testing

Suspect weed resistance? Harvest 2026 is the last chance for free testing

Harvest 2026 is the last chance to access widespread free weed resistance testing. Acting now could provide information on which herbicides are effective on your farm, writes Teagasc's Vijaya Bhaskar.

NEWS 14 June 2026

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds are worse this season in many places, as farmers did not get out on crops after sowing with a herbicide and this needs to change.

CROPS 14 June 2026

Last chance to resistance test problem tillage weeds for free

Last chance to resistance test problem tillage weeds for free

Harvest 2026 is the last chance to avail of free, herbicide resistance testing at Teagasc Oak Park under the Department funded EVOLVE project.

NEWS 14 June 2026

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Yellow leaves may not hit your yield very badly, but it looks bad in the fields at the minute and seems to be in most spring barley.

HUSBANDRY 14 June 2026

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026 took place on Diddly Squat Farm last week and it did not disappoint with plenty of Irish in attendance, writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 14 June 2026

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Why Fergal Hanrahan invests in quality milk replacer for his beef calves

For farmer Fergal Hanrahan, successful calf rearing comes down to getting the basics right from day one.

Why Fergal Hanrahan invests in quality milk replacer for his beef calves

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