Dairy Technical
Is it time to prepare silage ground for the first cut?
Although there are still many cows in the shed, and grazing has not fully taken off yet, it’s now time...
Dairy Technical
Although there are still many cows in the shed, and grazing has not fully taken off yet, it’s now time...
Tillage
Teagasc has said that potato growers must soil test to secure the use of added phosphate fertiliser this year. Without...
Agri-Business
Switzerland-based fertiliser producer EuroChem has officially opened a new phosphate fertiliser production facility in Brazil. With a total investment of...
Tillage
Before tillage farmers start applying organic manures to stubble ground or crops, two questions must be addressed. Firstly, is there...
Dairy
Farmers opting to take phosphate and potash (P and K) holidays over recent years may well see this impact negatively...
Environment
Teagasc has updated its Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) online system to reflect proposed changes under the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP)....
Agri-Business
A number of factors are causing the decline in fertiliser sales, with the Fertiliser Association of Ireland (FAI) identifying “huge...
Agri-Business
A ship carrying 21,000t of fertiliser sank in the Red Sea in the Middle East on Saturday (March 2) after...
Environment
The Irish government could potentially step in to mandate the spreading of protected urea if farmers do not voluntarily commit...
Agri-Business
Kerry Agribusiness will source the majority of its fertiliser from Grassland Agro in a new partnership coming into effect soon,...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that sales of nitrogen (N) fertiliser in the first...
Environment
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that the government must be proactive on ensuring there are sufficient supplies...
Tillage
The Fertilizer Association of Ireland (FAI) has just published a new technical bulletin entitled ‘Improving farm nitrogen use efficiency’ in...
Agri-Business
Over 97,000 declarations have been made on the National Fertiliser Database, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri-Business
Dairy farmers were hit with a 27.5% drop in milk price in 2023 when compared to the previous year, according...
Agri-Business
Yara, one of the world’s biggest fertiliser manufacturers, has today (Friday, February 9) reported a 46% drop in fourth quarter...
Agri-Business
Tirlán has confirmed today (Wednesday, February 7) that €6 million will be paid to 4,700 farmer shareholders as part of...
Dairy Technical
Spreading fertiliser during the spring is important in order to boost grass growth and the amount of forage presented on...