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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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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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25:36

Cropping decisions for the coming weeks

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/04/11

The continuing poor weather is forcing many farmers to change their cropping decisions and on this week’s Tillage Edge, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, both Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, discuss the benefits and risks of making cropping changes. Shay explains that the choice between planting seed which cannot be returned and leaving it in the shed for next year is made even more difficult as the weeks pass by. Both Ciaran and Shay point to calculating a Gross Margin for a crop and

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40:46

Jim McCarthy’s update from Romania

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/04/04

Jim McCarthy joins the Tillage Edge again this week with the latest on managing the 16,000 hectare farm in Romania and to share some insights on the global grain trade. Jim discusses the agronomy of growing crops in Romania and how the farm is growing most of their crops using less nitrogen but with an increased use of digital farming methods. Jim says the use of precision farming allows grain maize to be planted in exactly the same row as N fixing cover crops allowing a saving of

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11:28

Buffer zones – where to put them on your farm

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/03/28

Buffer zones are important to protect waterbodies and Hugh Rooney, a Teagasc ASSAP advisor, joins this week’s Tillage Edge to talk about how buffer zones are necessary and what benefits these areas can bring. Hugh explains that protecting waterbodies from nitrates, phosphates, sediment, pesticides and organic matter are all crucial to help the healthy status of rivers. He highlights the areas on the farm where three metre buffer zones are necessary and also talks about the need for six

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27:36

Sean Kelly MEP discusses EU policy and the tillage...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/03/21

Sean Kelly, who is a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland South, joined the Tillage Edge this week to chat about how EU policy is put in place and the influence farmers can have when these policies are being devised. Firstly, Sean welcomed the move by the EU to reduce red tape and is keen to follow this through to implementation. He said farmers and the farming lobby need to have a greater input when the laws are being developed rather than when the new regulation is in the

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22:28

Applying slurry to growing tillage crops on the Kepak...

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/03/14

A recent Signpost farm event on the Kepak farm in Dunboyne, Co Meath focused on the use of slurry on their tillage farm. Sam Myles, the farm manager, Veronica Nyhan, a soil nutrition specialist, and John Mahon, Signpost Farm advisor, all joined Michael Hennessy on the Tillage Edge to discuss utilising slurry on a tillage farm. Sam Myles explains that the farm produces enough slurry to cover 1,000 acres at 3,000 gallons per acre. He says the shift to applying slurries to the growing

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19:04

Try out the Crop Report for free

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/03/07

The Teagasc Crops Team have launched the Crop Report Platform which is a comprehensive information hub for the agronomy of crops in Ireland. Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, both Tillage Specialists in Teagasc joined this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to chat through the main features of the platform. “Users can get access to information quickly through the new platform and the information is validated with Irish research trials,” explains Shay while Ciaran says that the ability to have this

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19:18

Critical management needed for oilseed rape

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/02/29

Despite the cold weather, oilseed rape is actively growing. Management decisions are needed on most crops in the coming days and weeks and on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, John Spink, the Head of Crops, Environment and Land Use (CELUP) in Teagasc, discusses the tools and management which should be used by all farmers growing oilseed rape to ensure high yield later in the year. John says the Green Area Index (GAI) is a critical measurement for all crops to determine the level and timing

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25:58

Winter crop agronomy: priority actions are stacking up

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/02/22

Many farmers are contemplating if their winter crops have enough plants to give a viable return and at the same time, are anxious to start the management of good crops on the farm. On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, who are both Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, chat through the factors that should be considered before taking out a planted crop and managing healthy crops. “Many crops which were poor before Christmas are now looking reasonable and there will

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9:15

The Irish Specific Carbon Calculator

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/02/15

The National Tillage Conference which took place in late January this year, covered a range of topics around research and the future direction of tillage. On this episode of the Tillage Edge, you’ll hear from John Spink, Head of Crops Environment and Land Use in Teagasc, who spoke at the conference on how to calculate carbon use or Green House Gasses (GHG) on tillage farms. John outlined the new tool from Teagasc which incorporates the latest Irish specific information to ensure greater

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14:08

A Preview of the Teagasc Regional Winter Crop walks

The Tillage Edge ·

2024/02/08

Teagasc are running a series of Winter Crop walks across the country from February 13-16th and on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Shay Phelan, a Tillage Specialist in Teagasc, chats about what to expect at the walks. As many crops are patchy or have poor establishment, Shay says farmers need to be more proactive in their own crops rather than leaving all of the decisions to the person walking the crops. Shay explains that the winter crop walks will cover all of the main cereals as well

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