New rules brought in this year under GAEC 6 will exclude tillage farmers who do not have grassland from grazing cover crops, according to Shay Phelan, a tillage specialist in Teagasc.  

On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Shay outlines the DAFM rules which must be complied with to graze cover crops and what the DAFM inspectors will be looking for on farm.

Oilseed rape planting season is upon us at the moment and Shay talks about the various characteristics which farmers should look for in varieties such as light leaf spot resistance, pod shatter resistance, lodging resistance etc.  

Also, a date for your diary is the Crops Forum on Friday September 8th in the Kilashee Hotel, Naas and for more details go to: 

https://www.teagasc.ie/news--events/national-events/events/crops-forum-2023.php 

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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