Agri-Business
Green fertiliser developer, Atome, reports interim losses of US$2.8m
Atome, the developer of green fertiliser projects, has reported a loss of US$2.8 million for the first half of 2024. The...
CAN
N.Ireland
Protected urea sales continue to grow in Northern Ireland
United Feeds has confirmed that protected urea accounted for 50% of all nitrogen (N) sold by the business over the...
Environment
Conference: Government may mandate use of protected urea
The Irish government could potentially step in to mandate the spreading of protected urea if farmers do not voluntarily commit...
Agri-Business
How are prices for chemical fertiliser looking this spring?
While ground conditions are still poor in most parts of the country, the first round of chemical fertiliser will likely...
Tillage
How can nitrogen use on farms be improved?
The Fertilizer Association of Ireland (FAI) has just published a new technical bulletin entitled ‘Improving farm nitrogen use efficiency’ in...
Environment
Chemical fertiliser usage in Ireland declined significantly in 2023
According to Teagasc, chemical fertiliser usage on Irish farms – grassland and tillage – continues to decline. Recently published figures...
Environment
Ammonia manufactured with ‘zero’ carbon footprint on the way
Ammonia, manufactured with ‘a zero’ carbon footprint, should be commercially available within the next two years. The claim was made...
Agri-Business
CAN fertiliser falls below €500/t - a first since crisis
For the first time since the fertiliser crisis began back in early 2022, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) has dropped to...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser: Standard urea available at €850/t this week
Grassland Agro is confirming that retail standard urea price this week is around €850-860/t in 500kg bags on pallets, and stocks seem to...
Tillage Technical
Is urea the nitrogen option for tillage farmers in 2023?
Land, machinery and nitrogen fertiliser, and whether to consider urea, are the big ticket items that farmers have to address...
Tillage
CAN vs. protected urea - a tillage perspective
According to Teagasc, there is increasing interest among tillage farmers in switching from calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) to protected urea...
Environment
Reducing fertiliser use can ease pressure to cut methane emissions
A targeted reduction of fertiliser use and a shift towards protected urea can ease the pressure to significantly cut methane...
Dairy News
Farmland: Protected urea must be embraced to meet emissions targets
Farmers will have to embrace the use of protected urea over calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) fertiliser, according to Pat McCormack,...
Grass
Fertiliser prices: Merchants still expect a price increase
Towards the end of January 2020, AgriLand spoke with a number of fertiliser merchants around the country. The general consensus...
Tillage
Tillage conference: 'The protected urea effect is for grassland'
Protected urea has been somewhat of a popular subject for the past number of years. There’s no doubt it can...
Grass
Fertiliser prices: Down significantly, but is an increase on the way?
Fertiliser prices are expected to rise from February 1. AgriLand contacted merchants this week to get an idea of current prices...
Agri Politics
Minister called on to clarify supports for CAN-to-urea switch
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on to clarify what supports his department is...
Tillage
Fertiliser prices: CAN ranging from €270/t to €285/t
Fertiliser prices have dropped back in recent weeks. AgriLand took a round up of prices from merchants in various parts...