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