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Harvest 2022: the progress so far

Published: July 21, 2022, 5 a.m.

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The harvest so far has been a mixed affair with relatively poor winter barley yields across the country. \\xa0

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On this week\\u2019s Tillage Edge podcast, John Pettit and Conor Kavanagh, both Teagasc tillage advisors, discuss the results so far from the south east and the south of the country.

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Conor says the poor winter barley yields are probably a combination of earlier drilling which increased the levels of BYDV and take all.\\xa0 Yields were very poor in crops that had high levels of BYDV. \\xa0

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Farmers in the south-east were affected by BYDV also but John pointed out that take all probably had a large effect on barley in a poor rotational.\\xa0 John added that yields, so far, in winter oats are close or above average.\\xa0 \\xa0

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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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