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The Tillage Edge

The Tillage Edge is Teagasc"s weekly tillage podcast, presented by Michael Hennessy, bringing you weekly episodes covering the agronomy needs of crops throughout the season with input from Teagasc researchers and views from across the industry. The Tillage Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com

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26:23

Mixed harvest results from Poland and the UK

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/08/29

Tim Bergin, a Dublin man farming in Poland, and Andy Mahon, a Dubliner who manages a farm in the UK, join the Tillage Edge this week to chat about their respective harvests with contrasting reports of a very difficult year in the UK and a year full of promise from Poland. In Poland, Tim explains that yields were reasonably good and harvest was straightforward to complete with all grain saved at low moistures. However, in the UK, Andy reports a very difficult year with yields back by about

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20:03

Richie Hackett explains how cover crops offer...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/08/22

Cover crops have many benefits for a farmer and also for the wider landscape and this week, Dr Richie Hackett, Teagasc Crops Researcher in Oak Park, joins the Tillage Edge podcast to delve into the benefits and pitfalls when growing cover crops. Richie cautions farmers about using the same cover crop mixes in rotation with similar plant species and recommends a relatively safe cover crop mix that most farmers can use. Richie also explains that an early sown cover crop can produce 4t dry

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21:34

The Oilseed rape planning window is upon us - here's...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/08/15

The ideal time to plant oilseed rape is in the next couple of weeks and so Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, join the Tillage Edge this week to chat about the variety choice and best practice for good establishment. Oilseed rape comes with a lot of in-built genetic technology which Shay says will help to achieve high yields but he cautions that growers should carefully choose the correct variety for their area with disease resistance and pod shatter resistance

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17:49

The harvest in Teagasc, Oak Park - progressing well...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/08/08

The Teagasc crops research farm in Oak Park, Carlow, is in the middle of the harvest and Brendan Burke, the farm manager, joins the Tillage Edge this week to chat about the highs and lows of the harvest so far. Brendan explains that the winter barley and winter oats yields have been reasonable so far. The farm also sells straw to regular customers but there was little interest in oaten straw and this was chopped as part of the Straw Incorporation Scheme. Cover crops are used extensively

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20:55

Money available for tillage farmers in the Water EIP...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/08/01

Tillage farming has reasonably good environmental credentials but there is always room for improvement and Noel Meehan, ASSAP Manager, joins us on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to talk about the funding which is available to tillage farmers as part of the Water EIP project. Noel says the project is targeting specific areas around the country, and where farmers are eligible, there are measures flexible from year to year. Noel also outlines the payments for cover crops which includes

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20:29

A Kilkenny and Cork farmer talk about the harvest so...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/07/26

Farmers, James O’Reilly, from Kilkenny, and James Hegarty, from Cork, join this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to chat about the harvest so far. James O’Reilly says that winter barley yields were mixed and the average is likely to be lower than other years, while James Hegarty admits his yields are also mixed but he is happy with grain quality. Both farmers expressed their frustration over the withdrawal and subsequent re-instatement of the straw chopping scheme. They expressed their anger

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25:26

How improved genetics is helping to grow better crops

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/07/18

Not all crop varieties which could be available to Irish farmers are suitable to be grown in Ireland and on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Tim O'Donovan, Technical Director at Seedtech, chats through the varieties which are available and why these are suitable to Irish conditions. Tim explains the value of trialling these varieties in Irish conditions, as years like 2024 weeds out varieties which are just not suitable to our wetter conditions. He also highlights some of the new

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13:17

Wexford’s Gavin Tully on running his successful...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/07/11

Organic tillage farming may seem out of reach to most conventional tillage farmers, however Gavin Tully, an organic tillage farmer in Wexford, is on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to explain how he has successfully negotiated some of the problems associated with the organic system. Gavin explains that he is a fan of cereal and protein mixes as it results in a well-balanced concentrate for his customers. He also uses multiple ways to control annual weeds in crops to varying degrees of

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20:26

New varieties are bringing improved resistance

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/07/04

John Dunne, Arable Trials and Agronomy Manager at Goldcrop, joined the Tillage Edge podcast this week to chat about the varieties coming through the system. John first discusses the array of existing and new varieties that were on display at the Goldcrop Open day in Cork. He outlines the disease pressure in all cereals but is particularly happy that the new winter barley varieties are standing up well against BYDV. There are also a number of winter oilseed varieties coming through which

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22:31

Brian Caldbeck, a Laois man living in the US, has...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/06/27

The wet and cold spring in Ireland was mirrored in the US according to Brian Caldbeck, a Laois man, who is farming and running a seeds business in Kentucky, USA, and joins Michael on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast. Brian says the late planting into poor seedbed conditions will result in small roots which leave crops more exposed to drought and heat stresses. Although the risks are greater it all comes down to the weather in July. Brian also chats about the US farm insurance schemes

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20:35

Tim Bergin’s crops in Poland are full of promise

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/06/20

Despite reports of poor weather in parts of Europe, Tim Bergin, a Dubliner who is farming in Poland and is on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, says his crops are excellent and he is hopeful for a good harvest. However, Tim does outline the very poor conditions experienced over the autumn last year and the lengths needed to harvest potatoes on his farm. The soils on Tim’s farm are clay loam over sand and, if treated right, will drain well, even after heavy rain. All straw is chopped

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29:04

Key management actions for spring crops

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/06/13

As we move towards the end of the growing season, some final actions are necessary on spring crops. Ciaran Collins, a Tillage Specialist in Teagasc, and Eoin Lyons, a Tillage advisor in Teagasc, join this week's Tillage Edge podcast to discuss the critical agronomy actions needed over the next couple of weeks. On the show, Eoin explains how reduced growth over the past couple of weeks has also slowed the progress of disease, however, he points out that net blotch in Planet spring barley

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20:10

The Kilkenny farmer getting the best from organic...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/06/06

Kilkenny farmer Kevin O’Donnell joins Michael Hennessy on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to explain how he is getting the best from organic manures on his tillage operation. Kevin has been using manures for a number of years and is in the process of constructing a large over-ground slurry store. Before importing slurries, Kevin’s advisor produced a Nutrient Management Plan so that Kevin could have confidence in the quantities of manures which can be imported each year. Kevin says he

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29:47

Minister Heydon outlines how the tillage sector can...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/05/30

Minister of State, Martin Heydon, TD joins this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to talk about the recently published Food Vision 2030 Tillage Report which sets out 28 recommendations to develop the tillage sector. Minister Heydon says the tillage sector is integral to the fabric of Irish agriculture and is a necessary part for all other areas to work well. He also makes a particular reference to the value of the low carbon Irish grain and how this can support the overall exports from the

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27:25

Grass weeds – their prevention and eradication

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/05/23

Grass weeds can be a serious risk to tillage farmers, and unlike the weather or international markets, grass weed prevention and eradication is something that is in the farmer’s control. Teagasc advisor, John Mahon, and Vijaya Bhaskar, Teagasc weed researcher, are on this week's Tillage Edge podcast to discuss grass weeds and how important it is to be vigilant at this time of year to prevent spread. For more information go to:https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/grass-weeds/ For more

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29:21

Sequencing ag-chems for spring crops this year

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/05/16

Spring crops will develop quickly in the shorter season and timing of the necessary inputs will be difficult. Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialists, join this week’s Tillage Edge to talk about sequencing the critical inputs to crops. Shay says growers should be cautious about nitrogen rates to ensure malting barley quality is achieved and Ciaran talks through how to sequence herbicides for broadleaf weed control and canary grass control. These topics will be

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19:37

Minimising BYDV in crops

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/05/09

BYDV levels are high and it can have a significant negative yield impact in both winter and spring crops. Dr Louise McNamara joins The Tillage Edge this week to chat about the current BYDV levels in winter crops and how to minimise BYDV in spring crops. Louise says it is too late to control aphids in winter crops but almost all spring crops are at a high risk from BYDV and it is critical to control aphids with the correct timing. For more details on the Teagasc Spring Crop Walks see

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20:06

A view of the year so far from two contractors

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/05/02

Contractors play a vital role in the tillage industry and this week on The Tillage Edge podcast, Michael Hennessy chats to two contractors, Patrick Nolan, who is working close to Athy, Co Kildare and Padraig Noonan, close to Conna in Cork. Both men outline the pressures to completing work during the past 10 days with Padraig saying they have completed most of the spring planting, however he mentioned a shift from tillage to grass in his area which is reducing the overall area this

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24:56

Life Scientific, an Irish company producing generic...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/04/25

Life Scientific, is an Irish company researching, developing and manufacturing off-patent plant protection products for the global market. For this week’s Tillage Edge, Michael Hennessy was joined by Ruth Stanley, the Ireland and UK country manager, to tell us a bit more about the company, and by Scott Lovell, from Croplink, who distribute some of their products. Ruth and Scott explain how Life Scientific's manufactured generic products essentially mirrors the original product on the

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23:02

Managing winter crops in the coming weeks

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/04/18

Teagasc Tillage Specialists, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, joined Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to talk about winter crop management over the next couple of weeks. First, Ciaran touched on the complexity of applying multiple products to crops which have not received any treatment yet. He says that winter barley which is due to receive broad weed herbicide, plant growth regulator and wild oat herbicides, will need to be assessed carefully as loading the tank can

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