Environment
DAFM: N and P statements for full 2022 year now available
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced that cattle only nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) statements...
Phosphorous
Tillage
Tillage: What is background soil fertility?
Modern soil testing systems reflect the level of background soil fertility, where the availability of plant nutrients are concerned, specifically...
Tillage
Soil nutrients and plant availability
Teagasc research scientist Dr. Karen Daly has confirmed that soil nutrients can be found in different forms – some are...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Why are soil pH values so important?
When soil pH values are low, clay is actually dissolved. This leads to problems from an agricultural point of view....
Tillage
Growers urged to 'test soil' and use organic fertiliser
Soil testing is “critically important” in managing and assessing phosphorous (P) availability in all soils, according to an award-winning professor....
Rural Life
N and P statements for 2022 published on agfood website
Cattle only nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) statements for the period of January 1 to October 31, 2022, are now...
Environment
Nitrogen statements for cattle for 1st nine months of year published
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that cattle only nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) statements...
Agri-Business
DAFM: N and P statements to July 31 available online
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has today (Wednesday, September 14) announced that Nitrogen and Phosphorous (N...
Tillage
The time to soil test is now
Teagasc is strongly advising tillage farmers to soil test over the coming weeks as Irish soil fertility levels are falling....
Tillage
Soil fertility levels on tillage farms down 6% in 2021
Soil fertility levels fell by 6% on tillage farms last year. The results represent a wake-up call for the sector....
Tillage
Crop root systems determine different potassium levels
When considering the appropriate soil potassium (K) index for a crop or rotation, it is important to take into account that...
Tillage
Early spring fertiliser priorities of oilseed rape
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has been out in the fields, assessing the early-spring fertiliser priorities of oilseed rape crops....
Tillage Technical
Phosphorous and potassium requirements for cereal crops in 2022
The latest Teagasc crops update reviews the range of phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) requirements that will deliver optimal results...
Grass
Making the most of slurry to replenish lost nutrients
Whether it be saving first-cut silage or taking paddocks out of the rotation, it is important not to forget the...
Tillage
Risk factors associated with pesticides on the decline
The European Commission has published updated EU Harmonised Risk Indicators for pesticides, covering the period 2011 to 2018. The figures...
Environment
N & P statements to end-October now available
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements (N & P statements)...
Environment
Department releases N&P figures for first 9 months of 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released its Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N&P) Statements for the first nine...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Lessons learned from the first year milking 200 cows
Joe and Kathleen Kirwan – a husband-and-wife team – from Laurel Lodge, Co. Tipperary, have overseen major changes to their...
