Dairy
Weed control can often prove a difficult task at this time of the year as when grass growths really begin to get going, weeds can spring up
N.Ireland
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has seen an increase in submissions of carcasses in...
Arable
It is now widely recognised that weeds adapt within a tillage system at various levels, and in various ways.
A new project has to combat weeds has launched - aimed at improved management of the most intractable species of weeds in the world.
Less than a third of the harvest was lost to weeds in the first ten years of the dataset, but between 2005 and 2014, this had risen to more than half.
The UK’s approach to weed management investment needs to be overhauled, if the needs of industry are to be met.
Bayer and Bosch have teamed up to apply herbicide where it is needed and nowhere else. Smart Spaying Technology will be more efficient.
Grass
Grass measuring is vital to ensure that paddocks aren't over or under grazed, according to Teagasc.
Environment
Research carried out by the European Commission’s “Science for Environment Policy” suggests a herbicide-light approach to farming does not have to compromise on crop yields.
