Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said that 694,050t of fertilisers was sold in the first two quarters of the fertiliser year.
Dairy
At the launch of the River Blackwater Catchment Programme in Co. Cork, director of Dairy Industry...
20,035t of fertiliser was sold in the first quarter (Q1) of the fertiliser year for 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
Tillage
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the need for all winter crops to receive adequate potash applications now.
Teagasc confirmed that up to €200/ha is spent annually by Irish farmers on crop biostimulants that have not been independently trialled.
The first application of fertiliser nitrogen should be applied to winter barley crops across the country now.
The application of potash and phosphate fertilisers when planting a winter cereal enables these nutrients to be worked into seedbeds
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the importance of effective crop establishment this autumn
Teagasc is confirming that shallow cultivation of post-harvest stubbles must take place within 10 days of baling.
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published a newsletter highlighting the nutritional requirements of winter cover crops
Beef
It is envisaged that lime usage on Irish farms will double over the coming years. Moreover, this enhanced usage level must be maintained.
Johnstown Castle-based, soil fertility specialist- Mark Plunkett - is confirming the benefits of enhanced lime usage
Teagasc is confirming that potato growers must soil test to secure the use of added phosphate fertiliser this year.
Switzerland-based fertiliser producer EuroChem has officially opened a new phosphate fertiliser production facility in Brazil.
Farmers opting to take phosphate and potash (P and K) holidays over recent years may well see this...
Environment
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland
Planning for the tillage year ahead is an obvious priority at this time for those farmers committed to growing crops
ADAS has recently compiled a series of guidelines, advising farmers on how the can make best use of organic manures and slurries.
Tillage Technical
Adding placed phosphate fertiliser to seed beds at time of planting will help boost root development in newly established cereal crops.
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has updated its potash, phosphate and sulphur recommendations for cereal crops.
Gloucestershire-based Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) is the latest organisation to confirm the potential of foliar feeding crops.
The Potash Development Association is confirming the value of grain analysis as a management tool within a tillage operation.
Analysis carried out by NRM Laboratories is confirming that a significant proportion of arable soils in the UK are too acidic.
