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Cropping decisions for the coming weeks

Published: April 11, 2024, 3:20 p.m.

The continuing poor weather is forcing many farmers to change their cropping decisions and on this week\u2019s Tillage Edge, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, both Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, discuss the benefits and risks of making cropping changes.

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Shay explains that the choice between planting seed which cannot be returned and leaving it in the shed for next year is made even more difficult as the weeks pass by. \xa0

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Both Ciaran and Shay point to calculating a Gross Margin for a crop and maximising the payments like straw incorporation measure and the protein scheme.\xa0 \xa0

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For those who might like to chat through these options, chat to your advisor.\xa0 Teagasc has also opened a Tillage Helpline at 059 918 3533 which is open for the next couple of weeks Monday to Saturday, 9am \u2013 9pm.

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For more episodes and information from the Tillage Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/

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