Tillage
Crisp Malt assesses the potential of low carbon fertilisers
A UK malting operation has commenced farm-based barley production trials, focusing on the use of low carbon fertilisers. Crisp Malt...
Fertilisers
Agri-Business
Can Sweden lead the way for Irish farmers to embrace 'recycled' fertilisers?
At first glance, the barley growing at Roland Andersson’s farm in Skane in southern Sweden looks no different than some...
Agri Politics
UK government launches consultation on restricting use of solid urea fertilisers
The UK government has launched a consultation seeking views on reducing ammonia emissions from solid urea fertilisers used for growing...
Agri Politics
Is there a hint of hypocrisy in the new 'deal' for Irish and European farmers?
Is the EU Commission’s plan to simply import from countries in which food is not produced ‘sustainably’ and to turn...
N.Ireland
'Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels,...
Agri-Business
Irish farmers top EU spend on fertilisers
Fertilisers account for more of Irish farmers spend on inputs than any other farmers in EU Member States, according to...
Agri-Business
CF Industries and OCI merge to make giant fertiliser company
CF Industries Inc. has bought OCI NV’s North American, European and Global Distribution businesses for €8 billion, including debt. The merger...
Agri Politics
The US has approved a drone to spray crops with pesticides
A drone in the US has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry fertilisers and pesticides to...
Agri-Business
IFA calls for an immediate suspension of EU fertiliser import duties
The IFA is to ask the European Commission to suspend all EU fertiliser import duties with immediate effect, according to...
Agri-Business
EU fertiliser industry says its pricing structures are open and transparent
The EU fertiliser industry has no case to answer, where farm gate prices are concerned, according to Jacob Hansen, the...
Agri-Business
Hogan pushes for formal investigation into fertiliser prices
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has written formally to his counterpart in the Competition directorate – Alexander Italianer – expressing...
Agri-Business
Unacceptable that fertiliser prices are rising as energy prices fall - Phil Hogan
It is not acceptable that in the context of energy prices falling considerably in recent months there are proposals to...