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Fertiliser: Now is your chance to grab the bull by the horns and get spreading

March 20, 2020

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…

Meeting malting protein specs more valuable than ever…here are some tips

April 11, 2019

Tillage

This year it looks like meeting malting standards could be a lot more profitable than in years gone by and so it is…

Fertiliser: Ideal conditions for spreading on the way

February 24, 2019

Tillage

With a dry spell of weather forecast for the coming week and soil temperatures on the rise it is the ideal time to…

N and P statements now available for 2018

February 13, 2019

Environment

End of year Nitrogen and Phosphorus statements (N and P statements) for January to December 2018 are now available to be accessed online,…

Department’s latest N and P statements now available

November 12, 2018

Grass

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released the Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N and P) Statements for the period January to…

Department releases N&P figures for first 9 months of 2018

November 1, 2018

Environment

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released its Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N&P) Statements for the first nine months of the…

What growth response can I expect from spreading nitrogen this autumn?

September 9, 2018

Grass

It is well documented that every blade of grass that an animal eats represents a saving on winter feed costs and will have…

Is your farm sulphur deficient?

June 9, 2018

Dairy

Courtesy of her presentation at the Dairy Innovation Day, AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) soil scientist Dr. Suzanne Higgins said that all of…

Barley protein: Nitrogen timing more important than rate

May 2, 2018

Tillage

There is still a lot of spring barley to be sown across the country. However, some crops are up and out of the…

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