Dairy
Improving soil fertility needs to be prioritised going into winter
Maintaining a good soil fertility status is the cornerstone of dairy production systems or any farm production system, and this...
Fertiliser
Agri-Business
CSO: Cereal prices down over 30% in the year to July
Cereal prices were down by 31.4% in July, when compared to the same month in the previous year, according to...
Dairy
Reminder: Tomorrow is the last day to get fertiliser out
Tomorrow (September 14) will be the last day farmers can apply fertiliser to their ground, which means any last minute...
Agri-Business
Rabobank: 'Little growth' in global fertiliser demand in 2024
Global fertiliser demand will see little growth in 2024, while affordability is expected to decline, according to Rabobank. A new...
Agri-Business
Strike averted at UK fertiliser factory as pay rise agreed
Strike action, which had been been due to start in two days time at a UK fertiliser factory has now...
Agri Politics
Action plan shows farmer efforts to improve water quality - farm org
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the latest water action plan demonstrates the scale of work underway in...
Environment
Tighter control of fertiliser and more inspections in new water plan
The Minister of State with responsibility for nature, heritage and electoral reform, Malcolm Noonan has today (Thursday, September 5) launched...
Agri-Business
Workers set to strike at UK fertiliser factory
Workers employed by Hargreaves Industrial Services at a fertiliser factory in England are preparing to strike over pay. This is according to...
N.Ireland
DAERA reminds NI farmers of closing date for fertiliser spreading
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is reminding farmers in Northern Ireland that the closed period for...
Agri-Business
DAFM confirms slight increase in fertiliser sales
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that 956,163t of fertiliser was sold over the first...
Agri-Business
USDA awards $35m in grants for domestic fertiliser production
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $35 million in grants to American businesses to expand domestic fertiliser production....
Dairy
Reminder: Get your fertiliser out before the ban kicks in
The fertiliser ban will soon come into play, meaning a plan must be put in place to make the most...
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...
Rural Life
'Significant reductions' in farm input prices over 12 months to June - CSO
There were “significant reductions” in key farm input prices particularly in relation to fertiliser, feed and electricity costs over the...
Dairy
Sward diversification to minimise fertiliser requirements
Sward diversification should not be overlooked, as farmers have to consider all options in order to minimise their fertiliser requirements....
Dairy
What fertiliser should you be spreading at this time of year?
It is important to finish your grazing season off on a high, and spreading the right fertiliser will help you...
Environment
DAFM spent €2.7 million on soil sampling programme in 2023
Total expenditure for the National Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme reached €2.7 million in 2023, according to the Department of...
Dairy
Trends in production costs need to be reversed
The increase in production costs over the last number of years has been driven by a combination of unit price...