Agri-Business
The nitrogen (N) content of fertilisers sold in 2024 was 11% higher than in 2023 at 310,411t, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that total fertiliser sales have increased by almost 8.3% in a year.
Rural Life
The facility for declaring 2024 closing stock of fertiliser on the National Fertiliser Database is now available online.
337,246t of fertiliser was sold in the first two quarters of the fertiliser year for 2024, according to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
Tillage
Teagasc is confirming that potato growers must soil test to secure the use of added phosphate fertiliser this year.
Environment
The closed period for the application of chemical fertiliser will begin on Friday, September 15, as the deadline is fast approaching.
Over 90,000 farmers are registered on the National Fertiliser Database which has come into effect today, the DAFM has said.
The Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023 has completed passage through the Seanad.
Dairy Technical
The recent changes to the nitrates regulations will have an impact on all farms in Ireland, no matter what the organic N stocking rate is.
As of January 1, 2023 there has been a number of changes to nitrates regulations that will affect livestock farmers.
There are concerns that a new fertiliser database may be undermined by a significant loophole involving fertiliser delivered to ports.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that work is underway on developing the IT system for the new fertiliser database.
