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Many of the very late
sown spring barley crops are suffering from drought stress, and are quite poor. Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer in Teagasc said; “Yield
expectations are
low in some crops. Giv- en the dry weather, low disease pressure and low yield potential, where fi- nal fungicides are yet to be applied, tailor the final fungicide
ingly. In most cases a very low fungicide spend is war- ranted.”
He advised tillage grow-
ers to assess all crops’ yield potential, especially where grain and straw is being forward sold. Ensure for- ward sales are based on a proportion of realistic
info@eastcorkjournal.ie Macra na Feirme yield estimates
grain and straw. There
is potential
for both in
many areas to sell standing crops of cereals to livestock farmers as whole crop for ensiling.
Estimation of
the yield in a field is diffi- cult so there is a challenge to achieve a fair deal be- tween both parties. Target the highest yielding crops, generally
winter wheat, spend accord-
as these will produce the highest tonnages ensuring value for money. An early harvest is ex-
pected, with some crops of winter barley ripe and harvested this week, which may give rise to opportu- nities to plant forage crops such as fodder rape, stub- ble turnips or other green cover crops after harvest-
ing. Sourcing and agree- ing terms with a livestock farmer is essential before planting. Utilisation of these crops will commence in mid to late autumn by grazing in situ. Also be- fore planting forage crops, ensure there is adequate moisture to ensure satisfac- tory establishment. Use a low cost establishment sys- tem such as direct drill, to protect margins and con- serve moisture. Rolling af- ter planting is recommend- ed in all cases. Root crops such as beet and potatoes considerable stress at
are the under
moisture moment.
Where there is capacity, the priority is to irrigate potatoes to protect crop yield.
the
by MICHAEL BUCKLEY
record temperature across Ireland,
Farm Skills.
The past week marked and
Glanmire
Macra were trying to set their own record as they defended
get through
their National The team
of Kevin Smiddy, Ciarán and Declan O’Hara were looking to
the semi-final in order to contest the final at the Tul- lamore Show. Having won the title last year, Glanmire were hungry to retain the crown. First up was a tough semi-final, taking place in Dunmanway where the trio faced difficult compe- tition
from Thurles (North Tipp), Michelstown
from Macra clubs (Avondu)
before
Thursday, 5th
July 2018
info@eastcorkjournal.ie Deadline Monday at noon
Teagasc Advice for Tillage Farmers Glanmire Contest Farm Skills Semi Final
and Ballinadee (Carbery). The contestants had to do an agriculture based quiz followed by pole driving and fence hanging before completing a difficult ob- stacle course. Led by Kevin Smiddy,
who works in the agri-sales industry, we took an early headstart in the quiz sec- tion
erecting the
fence in a fantastic time of 31 minutes. Tomas Cuffe, a member of the 2017 -18 winning Farm Skills team had provided mentoring to the Glanmire trio with Kevin crediting Tomas’ “guidance and support as a key factor to their speedy assembly of the fences.” Glanmire incurred slight
errors during the tractor portion of the competition but this was not enough to
• Kevin Smiddy, Declan O’Hara and Ciaran O’ Hara representing Glanmire Farm Skills.
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prevent the Glanmire men from progressing to the fi- nal. Ciarán O’Hara not- ed “that we put in a lot of hard work to get through the semi-final and more is to follow if we are to retain the National title. We look forward to improving our technique and represent- ing Glanmire in the final.” Well done to Glanmire
on progressing to the final. Our summer bowling
league will be starting soon. This is a great introduction to Macra and if anyone wants to get nvolved, feel free to contact us or find us on Facebook https://
www.facebook.com/ glanmiremacranafeirme/ or contact our secretary Gillian on 0877558026.
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