Agri-Business
Urea prices look set to be €50/t lower - year-on-year - in early 2016
Urea prices have fallen by €50/t over the past 12 months, according to UK-based fertiliser nitrogen analyst Christine Gregory. “Last January...
Agri-Business
Urea prices have fallen by €50/t over the past 12 months, according to UK-based fertiliser nitrogen analyst Christine Gregory. “Last January...
Grass
Despite the recent and forecast future reductions in energy prices, a weaker euro means that fertiliser prices in 2016 are...
Agri-Business
Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show a recovery in the sales of compound fertiliser over the nine months...
Grass
Grass and grass silage are valuable feeds, but poor nutrient management is hampering its production, according to John Bailey of...
Agri-Business
A fertiliser product by 18-year-old Christopher Kelly has won Limerick’s Best Young Entrepreneur title. Kelly of Talamh, a provider of...
Environment
Manufacturers have increased new season wholesale CAN prices by €12/t in recent weeks, according to James McCarthy, IFA National Inputs Project...
Grass
The prohibited period when chemical fertiliser spreading is not allowed on Irish farms will start in the coming days. From September...
Grass
Deciding which fertiliser to use at this time of the year will depend on soil fertility and previous fertiliser used...
Grass
Grassland management in August has a huge impact on financial performance during the autumn period. It is vital to carry...
Agri-Business
CF Industries Inc. has bought OCI NV’s North American, European and Global Distribution businesses for €8 billion, including debt. The merger...
Agri-Business
Irish fertiliser sales for the first six months of the fertiliser year are up, according to Teagasc’s Situation and Outlook...
Agri-Business
The agricultural output price index decreased by 1.7% in May 2015, compared with April 2015, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) says....
Environment
Farming is believed to be the cause of pollution in 53% of impacted river sites assessed during the period 2010...
Grass
Fertiliser sales volumes have picked up a pace recently with the silage season now in full swing, according to the...
Dairy
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
Grass
Interest in fertiliser among farmers has picked up in recent days with many of the buyer groups purchasing ahead of...
Grass
By now most stock are out at grass and grass growth has been slow on farms so continue to spread fertiliser...
Agri-Business
The IFA has confirmed that Jacob Hansen, the Director General of Fertilizers Europe, has been included in the panel of...