Dairy
Tomorrow (September 14) will be the last day farmers can apply fertiliser in the form of nirogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to their ground...
Tillage
Teagasc has urged tillage farmers to actively adopt a safe fertiliser spreading routine and also check tractors and spreaders.
Beef
With spring fast approaching, farmers in many parts of the country will be planning a date to apply their first round of chemical fertiliser.
Tillage Technical
Land, machinery and nitrogen fertiliser, and whether to consider urea, are the big ticket items that farmers have to address.
Dairy Technical
The chemical fertiliser spreading period is now permitted for two of the three zones, but should you start spreading?
In less than two weeks, farmers in the 11 zone A counties will be permitted to spread the first round of chemical fertiliser of 2023.
Beef News
Soil moisture deficits are currently too high in many regions for grass growth to give any significant response to fertiliser.
The recent hike in fertiliser prices has confirmed to tillage farmers the need for precision spreading of every pickle of these critical crop nutrients.
Machinery
The spiralling cost of fertiliser has made it more important the ever to make sure it is being applied correctly
As farmers are well aware fertiliser is an expensive product, that must be handled and treated with caution before and during spreading.
This week’s Tillage Edge podcast looks at the role of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies within arable systems
The fertiliser spreader is one of the most important pieces of equipment on farmyards, especially considering the price of fertiliser.
Chemical fertiliser is a hot topic at the minute in the agricultural sector, with concern over pricing in 2022 and possibly beyond.
The price of chemical fertiliser has many farmers wondering about measures they can take to reduce costs for 2022.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 14, is the last day for farmers to spread chemical fertiliser before...
Agri-Business
A key way for farmers to protect water quality in their local areas is to ensure that one is...
In some parts of the country ground conditions are reasonable and now is an ideal time for spreading fertiliser to get the maximum benefit.
Farmers not checking fertiliser spreaders pre-application could be losing up to €115 or £100/ha, according to Dale Shaw of Carr’s Billington.
Fertiliser quality - and knowing what to look out for when calibrating - is the subject of a video by the Fertiliser Association of Ireland.
Grass
Calibrating one's fertiliser spreader correctly is of key importance to using fertiliser efficiently, the Fertiliser Association of Ireland.
Silage action and decisions that are made now will determine the quality and quantity in next year’s silage pit and bales.
With fertiliser spreading season now upon Irish farmers, there are a number of key elements people should keep in mind, according to Teagasc.
Environment
Today (Monday, September 14) is the last day for farmers to spread chemical fertiliser before the annual closed period comes into effect tomorrow.
