Arable
Tillage: The biology of blackgrass and ways to prevent it
A combination of knowing the biology of blackgrass and effective stubble management, can serve to greatly reduce the impact of...
grass weeds
Arable
Tillage: The challenge of grass weeds in 2024
Grass weeds are a problem on almost all tillage farms in Ireland. Wild oats, bromes and annual meadow grass are...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Use stale seed beds to get on top of grass weeds
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) agronomist Leigh McLean is advising the use of stale seed beds to...
Arable
Rat’s-tail fescue – another grass weed we don’t need
Farmers in the UK are being asked to assist in a new study looking at the spread of rat’s-tail fescue,...
