After an ‘abomination’ of a year, tillage farmers ask: what should we do now?
Farmers attending the Teagasc National Tillage Conference were told not to make any rash decisions as they decide how to handle winter crops, re-sowing and seed shortages
From left: Shay Phelan, Teagasc; Tom Shortt, Wicklow and Tim O’Donovan, ISTA at last week’s conference in Kilkenny
The year 2023 was one to forget for tillage farmers, yet many can’t, as its consequences are still playing out on farms across the country.
After shocking weather during the autumn sowing season, the beleaguered farmers gathered at Teagasc’s Tillage Conference last week were told that, on average, only 62pc of winter crops were in the ground.
