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N & P statements to end-October now available

December 3, 2019

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements (N & P statements) for the period…

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…

Looking to grow more spring grass?

January 31, 2018

Maximising grass growth rates and increasing utilisation rates, particularly during the shoulders of the year, are key priorities. How can we increase spring…

Dairy focus: Lessons learned from the first year milking 200 cows

November 22, 2017

Dairy

Joe and Kathleen Kirwan – a husband-and-wife team – from Laurel Lodge, Co. Tipperary, have overseen major changes to their dairy business in…

N and P statements for the first 6 months of the year now available

August 3, 2017

Grass

From this morning, August 3, farmers will be able to access their Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) statements for the first six months…

Rethink needed on fertiliser applications for tillage crops

June 30, 2017

Tillage

Farmers have been urged to give careful consideration to the fertilisers they use to grow tillage crops, as soil fertility levels have dropped…

Teagasc would have us salt the earth

May 21, 2017

Opinion

By John McHugh, dairy farmer, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Many farmers have and continue to invest heavily in building the phosphorous (P) and potassium…

Northern Ireland could lose its EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation in 2018

March 29, 2017

N.Ireland

Rising water phosphate levels could result in Northern Ireland losing its current EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation as early as next year, according to…

Scientists develop system to remove phosphorus from slurry

December 29, 2016

Beef

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cattle and, potentially, pig slurries. This system…

‘Phosphorus levels allowable under the Nitrates Action Plan need to be examined’

December 22, 2016

Pig/Poultry

The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney has been called upon to look at the Phosphorus levels allowable under the current…

Why soil fertility is all about getting the pH right first

October 29, 2016

Environment

Lime is one of the most important nutrients any farmer can spread on their land to address soil pH issues, according to Teagasc’s…

Spreading Phosphorous but getting no response? Maybe its to do with the under lying rock

July 31, 2016

Grass

Some farmers are spreading Phosphorous and are getting no visible response in terms of soil index or grass production, according to Teagasc Dairy…

Will spreading lime solve all your soil fertility problems?

March 19, 2016

Grass

Lime is the most important and cheapest nutrient that farmers can apply to their soils to increase grass growth, according to Teagasc Dairy…

65% of dairy farms have a lime requirement

October 18, 2015

Environment

Lime is required on up to 65% of dairy farms, the statistic is a major concern as land is the new quota, according…

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