Beef
Can you spread chemical fertiliser this weekend?
With spring fast approaching, farmers in many parts of the country will be planning a date to apply their first...
Fertiliser Spreading
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...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Dairy Technical
Avoid wasting fertiliser due to incorrect spreader set-up
The chemical fertiliser spreading period is now permitted for two of the three zones, but that doesn’t always mean farmers...
Beef
Reminder: Chemical fertiliser spreading dates for 2023
In less than two weeks, farmers in zone A, which comprises 11 counties, will be permitted to spread the first...
Beef News
Reminder: Deadline for spreading fertiliser approaching
The ongoing dry spell has resulted in some farmers ceasing to spread fertiliser as soil-moisture deficits are too high for...
Tillage Technical
Precision spreading as a response to hike in fertiliser prices
The recent hike in fertiliser prices has confirmed to tillage farmers the need for precision spreading of every pickle of...
Machinery
Checking the spreader to save on fertiliser costs
This year’s biggest challenge is turning out to be, not the weather, but the price of oil and gas. The...
Beef
Spreading fertiliser: Is calling the contractor a better option?
As farmers are well aware, fertiliser is an expensive product that must be handled and treated with caution before and...
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Farm Diversification Seminar to take place next week
An insightful seminar known as the ‘Farm Diversification Seminar’ is set to take place Tuesday, January 28 2025 from 9:30a.m...
Tillage Technical
The use of GPS technologies within tillage systems
This week’s Tillage Edge podcast looks at the role of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies within arable systems and their...
Dairy Technical
Ensuring your fertiliser spreader set-up correctly
The fertiliser spreader is one of the most important pieces of equipment on farmyards, especially considering the price of chemical...
Dairy Technical
Are you wasting a third of the chemical fertiliser you spread?
Chemical fertiliser is a hot topic at the minute in the agricultural sector, with concern over pricing in 2022 and...
Dairy Technical
'Not spreading fertiliser will end up biting you'
The price of chemical fertiliser has many farmers wondering about measures they can take to reduce costs for 2022. At...
Beef
Final day for spreading chemical fertiliser tomorrow
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 14, is the last day for farmers to spread chemical fertiliser before the annual closed period comes...
Agri-Business
Quality over quantity: Correct fertiliser application key
A key way for farmers to protect water quality in their local areas is to ensure that one is spreading...
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Spring Into Action: Clean Up Your Dairy Hygiene Routine
Having a dairy hygiene programme in place is crucial, as when spring arrives, Irish dairy farmers are in the thick...
Dairy Technical
Time to get maximum benefit out of your fertiliser
Although in many parts of the country land is tender at best, in other parts ground is in reasonable condition....
Machinery
Farmers not checking fertiliser spreaders 'could be losing up to €115/ha'
Farmers not checking fertiliser spreaders pre-application could be losing up to £100 or €115 per hectare, according to Dale Shaw,...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser quality traits: Do you know what to look out for?
Fertiliser quality – and knowing what characteristics to look out for when calibrating – is the subject of the latest...
Grass
Efficient use of fertiliser: Are you calibrating your spreader properly?
Calibrating one’s fertiliser spreader correctly is of key importance to using fertiliser efficiently – and is the subject of the...