Thomas Lonergan –
Cahir,
Co Tipperary
It’s been a dry month in Tipperary. If more moisture doesn’t arrive in the coming weeks, crops may begin to suffer, explains Thomas.
Spring sowing was completed two weeks ago and all crops have now emerged. The earlier sown barley crops are at the three leaf stage.
With the exception of crow damage, emergence has been very good.
Thomas applying the final split of nitrogen onto winter oats
The barley crops have now received all of their nitrogen and stand at 156kg N/ha. The nitrogen was applied in two splits, roughly two weeks apart.
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The Department of Agriculture has released this year’s recommended spring cereal list.
There was just one new variety added to the list this year.
The spring wheat variety Hexham has gained provisional recommendation and will be distributed by Goldcrop.
KWS Chilham has been dropped from the spring wheat recommended list.
There have been no additions to the spring oat recommended list, but Keely has been dropped.
There has also been no new additions to the spring barley recommended list.
However, the variety Limona has been dropped.
Below is the full list of this year’s recommended varieties.
Spring wheat