Early application of N is beneficial…but should I spread? January 9, 2021 Dairy With the closed period coming to an end on farms in Zone A, and with the remaining Zones due to open later in…
‘Decreasing nitrogen application can reduce farm profitability’ January 6, 2021 Dairy The expansion of the Irish dairy sector in recent years has increased the land area allocated to dairy farming. With many farms converting…
Study: Reducing nitrogen use could lower farm profits by up to 10% November 25, 2020 Dairy Reducing the application rate of nitrogen (N) fertiliser by 25kg and 50kg N/ha could reduce farm profitability by 5% and 10% respectively, based…
Nitrogen efficiency under the spotlight at first virtual dairy conference event November 24, 2020 Dairy The efficient use of fertiliser nitrogen to improve sustainability was the topic of discussion at the first of four online events as part…
How much and what fertiliser was sold in 2019? June 24, 2020 Tillage A total of 1.547 million tonnes of fertiliser were sold from October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019. This equates to 524,325t of…
N and P Statements to April 30 now available May 28, 2020 Environment Interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements (N and P Statements) for the period January 2020 to April 2020 are now available online. The statements…
Tillage management: Early nitrogen for malting barley essential April 15, 2020 Tillage As spring barley crops are appearing across the country, farmers have been and will be applying nitrogen (N) to these crops in the…
Large percentage of malting barley in the ground March 31, 2020 Tillage Tillage farmers are extremely busy at present planting spring crops. Sowing of malting barley is well underway across the country. As of Saturday,…
Fertiliser: Now is your chance to grab the bull by the horns and get spreading March 20, 2020 Dairy Determination is key to getting the fertiliser out in these difficult spreading conditions and with some good weather in the forecast, now could…
Winter cereals: Fertiliser needed as soon as possible March 20, 2020 Tillage The weather of the past few months means that many winter crops have not received any fertiliser and while crops may be thin…
Don’t apply nitrogen when the crop isn’t growing February 14, 2020 Tillage Winter crops are still facing tough conditions as Storm Dennis is heading in the direction of Ireland this weekend. At a crop walk…
2 options: Reduce stocking rates or increase nitrogen efficiency? January 30, 2020 Sheep Is the real answer to reducing our carbon footprint by increasing nitrogen (N) efficiency rather than reducing stocking rates? This was the question…
Now that the closed period is over… should I spread? January 12, 2020 Dairy Just because the closed period has ended for all farmers in Zone A, and soon to end for other farmers, this doesn’t necessarily…
Dairy conference: How we can reduce the emissions from 100,000 dairy cows… December 8, 2019 Dairy If we were to switch half our calcium ammonia nitrate (CAN) fertiliser over to protected urea, it would be the equivalent to the…
N & P statements to end-October now available December 3, 2019 Environment The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements (N & P statements) for the period…
Getting to grips with residual nitrogen from cover crops October 31, 2019 Tillage Nitrogen is directly linked to the protein content of malting barley. Getting that protein content right is the big challenge faced by farmers,…
Tillage management: Keep an eye on nitrogen rates on spring cereals April 26, 2019 Tillage Fertiliser spreaders were busy travelling all roads of the country before rain hit this week. As spring crops receive nitrogen (N) remember your…
Tillage management: Watch your nitrogen limits April 16, 2019 Tillage Many farmers have completed or are nearing completion of nitrogen (N) applications on winter crops. It’s important to stay within the limits when…
