Beef
Lime usage expected to double in coming years
It is envisaged that lime usage on Irish farms will double over the coming years. Moreover, this enhanced usage level...
Beef
It is envisaged that lime usage on Irish farms will double over the coming years. Moreover, this enhanced usage level...
Dairy
Farmers opting to take phosphate and potash (P and K) holidays over recent years may well see this impact negatively...
Environment
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland over recent years....
Dairy Technical
Late autumn / early winter is a good time to develop a plan to improve or maintain herbage production on...
Dairy Technical
After second-cut silage is a good time to spread lime on silage fields and correct any pH deficiencies to improve...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers are reminded that tomorrow (Thursday, April 20) is the closing date to apply to the National Liming Programme. The...
Tillage
There is a large demand for lime on tillage farms according to Teagasc, which has advised that correct soil pH...
Tillage Technical
Analysis carried out by NRM Laboratories has confirmed that a significant proportion of arable soils in the UK are too...
Tillage Technical
When soil pH values are low, clay is actually dissolved. This leads to problems from an agricultural point of view....
Dairy Technical
Monitoring and maintaining soil health is vital on any farm to maximise herbage production, and the only way this can...
Dairy Technical
Developing a soil health plan for farms is possibly one of the most important things a farmer can do over...
Tillage
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), soil pH must be considered the all-important starting point of any crop fertiliser...
Dairy Technical
One of the main messages highlighted at a recent Teagasc farm walk was that soil compaction will limit the amount...
Tillage
Teagasc is strongly advising tillage farmers to soil test over the coming weeks as Irish soil fertility levels are falling....
Beef News
A recent sustainable livestock production webinar highlighted the challenges posed by climate change on beef farms. However, the same College...
Beef
With markets having taken a turn for the better this year, some beef farmers, after a number of difficult years,...
Environment
A new scientific paper from Teagasc has shown that getting soil pH right through a liming programme can significantly reduce...
Tillage
Getting soil pH right is essential. Soils with optimum pH levels are more efficient when it comes to the uptake...