Update on current agronomy issues including final fungicides on winter wheat and spring barley and control of blight in potatoes. Grassland weed control and herbicide resistance testing are also discussed and we have details of the 2025 Teagasc Crops and Technology Open Day.
In this up date we look at the effect of the current dry weather on spring crops, especially trace element deficiencies. Flag leaf fungicides are also due now on winter wheat crops, while winter oats will soo start to head out.
Update on crop progress and agronomy decisions for the next 10 days
In this update we give details of the upcoming Teagasc Spring Crop walks, we report on the recent case of glyphosate resistant Italian ryegrass and we give details of the progress of winter and spring crops.
In this update we see that winter crops have moved on significantly in the last few weeks with most crops between GS 30 and GS 31. This is a critical time for many key interventions on crops including disease control, pgr application, nitrogen splits and weed control. April is a key month for all crops so getting timings product mixes correct will have a significant effect on final yields.