Podcasts Government The Tillage Edge Details of the new Tillage Incentive scheme

Details of the new Tillage Incentive scheme

Published: March 31, 2022, 5 a.m.

b'Teagasc tillage specialists, Ciar\\xe1n Collins and Shay Phelan, joined Michael Hennessy on this week\\u2019s podcast to discuss the new Tillage Incentive Scheme and what\\u2019s in it for tillage farmers.\\n\\nThe specialists also discussed areas to watch out for when ploughing grassland for tillage crops this year.\\n\\nShay pointed out that the scheme isn\\u2019t attractive to specialised tillage farmers on their own ground (because it is in tillage already) but there are opportunities for tillage farmers to work with grassland farmers to produce crops. \\n\\nCiar\\xe1n pointed to the critical areas to consider before ploughing grassland saying, \\n\\u201cSoil pH and P&K levels should be at a reasonable level before ploughing grassland in order to produce high yielding tillage crops.\\u201d\\n\\nFor more episodes and information from the Tillage Edge podcast go to:\\nhttps://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/\\n\\nProduced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com'