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Ep 992: Tillage podcast: Getting ready for the drier weather
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On this week’s show we look at another bumper tillage paper that includes the 2024 Crop Protection Magazine. We have an update from agronomists across the country, talk to Steven Kildea about potato blight, Dermot Forristal of Teagasc on getting through work when the weather picks up.
We also have an update from the National Fodder and Food Security Committee meeting, held on Tuesday, details on calls for tillage funding and as always have the grain market and weather reports.
The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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