Brian Caldbeck in the US on Wheat, Drought & the Coming Harvest
Getting an international perspective can help put current grain-market conditions into context — and for this episode of The Tillage Edge, B...
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Opening the Gate: Sustainable Farming in Practice at Don Somers’ Farm
Don Somers, a tillage farmer from Wexford, and the overall winner of the Environmental Sustainability award in 2025, joins The Tillage Edge,...
Report from the UK on the drought and blackgrass control
Dubliner Andy Mahon, who is farm manager of the Bromborough Estate in Northamptonshire, UK, discusses crop conditions, how the business is c...
Crop update from Kildare
North Kildare farmer, Phillip Harris, and Teagasc advisor, John Brophy, discuss crop progress and management challenges on this week’s Tilla...
Cost driven choices: Jim McCarthy on his changing machinery policy
We re-join the conversation with Jim McCarthy, who farms an extensive holding in north-eastern Romania, as Jim walks us through recent chang...
Crop Update from the South of the Country
Michael McCarthy, a Teagasc tillage advisor, and Tom Barry, a farmer near Mallow, Cork, discuss how crops in their area are progressing. Thi...
Cover Crops and Cashflow: Jim McCarthy on Farming in Romania
Jim McCarthy, who is farming a large tract of land in Romania, joins this week’s Tillage Edge to talk about the progress on his farm over th...
Controlling weeds and wild oats in spring cereals
Weed control is becoming more difficult with herbicide resistance of one or more weeds now on most farms. For this episode of The Tillage Ed...
How important will BYDV control be in 2026?
Dr. Louise McNamara, a researcher with Teagasc, is on this week’s Tillage Edge to talk about the threat posed by aphids and, consequently, B...
The Tillage Roadmap: Ambitious targets for the tillage sector
Last month Teagasc published sector roadmaps, including the Tillage Roadmap 2030, which sets production and sustainability targets and outli...
Tailoring nitrogen for better returns
Nitrogen is arguably the most important input in agriculture, and applying the right amount in the right place is essential to maximising re...
Critical field work to be completed as soon as possible
As spring moves into peak planting season, the ideal window for establishing several crops is closing quickly. Conor Kavanagh, a tillage adv...
Yellow Rust is a Threat to All Winter Wheat Crops
Changes in the yellow rust population last year means that all winter wheat crops are at risk of infection in 2026. Dr. Stephen Kildea, a re...
Wait for the Right Conditions Before Planting
With the recent improvement in weather and a favourable forecast ahead, planting of spring cereals has now begun. Ciaran Collins and Shay Ph...
Getting the Most from Fertilisers as Prices Rise
Rising tensions in the Middle East have once again caused volatility in fertiliser markets, pushing prices higher and creating uncertainty....
Field work to prioritise in the coming week
With the arrival of spring weather, Teagasc tillage specialists Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan join the podcast to discuss the priority agro...
Spring beans – what you need to know for 2026
Sheila Alves, a researcher in Teagasc, Oak Park and Cork-based Teagasc tillage advisor, Michael McCarthy, join this week’s Tillage Edge to d...
Home-Grown Protein: Opportunities for Beans in Poultry Feed
Working with the EU funded VALPRO Path project team, Michael Hennessy visits agricultural grain drying and storage specialists McArthur BDC...
Why your sustainability story deserves recognition – 2025 winner, Don Somers, on the importance of the Environmental Sustainability Award
Don Somers, the Wexford tillage farmer who won the 2025 Teagasc–FBD Environmental Sustainability Award, and Siobhán Kavanagh from Teagasc’s...
The key issues to shape tillage farming in the years ahead
For the second in a series featuring talks from this year’s Teagasc National Tillage Conference, this week on the Tillage Edge we focus on r...