The Tillage Edge
By Teagasc
The Tillage Edge is Teagasc's weekly tillage podcast, presented by Michael Hennessy, bringing you weekly episodes covering the agronomy needs of crops throughout the season with input from Teagasc researchers and views from across the industry.
The Tillage Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com
The Tillage Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com
Latest episode
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Investing in the Future: Choosing the Right Combine for Your Farm
In this follow-up episode on combines, Michael Hennessy continues his conversation with Dermot Forristal, a researcher in Teagasc, exploring the practical decisions farmers face when upgrading or maintaining a combine. They… -
From thrashers to tech – the evolution of combines over the past 60 years
Dermot Forristal from Teagasc Oak Park, explores how combine harvesters have evolved over the past 60 years on this week’s Tillage Edge. From mechanical threshers to GPS-enabled machines, Dermot shares insights on key develo… -
Harvest 2025 Update
Teagasc Tillage Specialists, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, discuss the harvest so far on this week’s Tillage Edge. They discuss how, to date, winter barley yields have been above the five-year average. Howev… -
What’s behind Ireland’s Grain Quality Assurance?
Tom Kelly, Scheme Manager of the Irish Grain Assurance Scheme, joins us on this week’s Tillage Edge to discuss how Irish grain meets high quality standards. We explore the key elements of the scheme, its role in ensuring tr… -
Tillage AgNav tool, growing winter rye and tackling wheat diseases – highlights from the Oak Park Open Day part 2
We continue our coverage from the recent Teagasc Crops and Technology Open Day in Oak Park, Carlow. Michael Hennessy speaks with John Spink about the launch of the Tillage AgNav programme which is an important new decision … -
Highlights from the Oak Park Open Day
For this week’s Tillage Edge, we bring you highlights from the Teagasc Crops & Technology Open Day in Oak Park, Carlow. Michael Hennessy chats with Dr. Ewen Mullins about the event and farmer feedback, Veronica Nyhan gi… -
Oak Park Open Day promises to be a great event
The Teagasc Crops and Technology Open Day is taking place next week in Oak Park and on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Dr Ewen Mullins, Head of Crops Research, and Dermot Forristal, Crops Researcher in Teagasc, preview the event.… -
The Evolution of Sprayer Technology - Part 2
Sprayer technology has advanced significantly over the past decade, yet the core principle remains the same: delivering the correct spray quality and rate to the target area. For this week’s Tillage Edge podcast - the second of… -
US farmers are behind on plantings
The grain harvest in the United States has a significant impact on global markets - and directly influences harvest prices here in Ireland. So, for this week’s Tillage Edge, Brian Caldbeck, an Irishman running a seed busines… -
The Evolution of Sprayer Technology – Part 1
Sprayer technology has advanced significantly over the past decade, yet the core principle remains the same: delivering the correct spray quality and rate to the target area.For this week's Tillage Edge podcast — the first of a…
