Environment
Teagasc explain that the protection of water quality is a long-term process, but every individual action in the short term pays dividends.
Beef
Chemical fertiliser application allowance is still very much a grey area on many farms across Ireland due to the introduction of new rules.
Tillage
Trends identified within a 2022/23 survey of UK soil potassium index values have just been published by the Potash Development Association
Dairy
Grass growth has taken off in the last week to 10 days which has left many farms with an abundance of grass, but fertiliser application must..
We are only a few weeks away from the start of the breeding season which means the diet of the cow is crucial and mineral deficiencies...
Many farmers have had the opportunity to get out slurry on silage ground with good conditions this spring, and now its time to follow up with fertiliser application...
Now is the time for farmers to start preparing a nutrient management plan with all zones now open for fertiliser spreading.
Now that the slurry spreading period is only a matter of days away for farms in Zone A, farmers needs to put a plan in motion to get the...
This time of the year, on the lead up to Christmas is the best time of the year to get soil sampling for the farm, as there will be no...
The very mild weather into November has meant that most cows in the country are still out at grass, and feeding the dairy cow properly as we..
With the closed period for spreading farmyard manure (FYM) now only a matter of days away, it is important that farmers get...
Agri-Business
Total fertiliser sales fell by 18% for the second year running in 2023 to 1.1 million tonnes, according to figures published by the CSO
Dairy Technical
Depending on the planned start of calving or due dates of cows, dry cow minerals may already need to be the diet of your cows.
Phosphorus (P) deficiency can be exacerbate by a dry/cold spell in April according to Dr. Joe Patton a dairy specialist with Teagasc.
N.Ireland
A major new report on the future sustainable management of phosphorus in Northern Ireland has shown an excess of 10,300t of the nutrient.
Interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements (N and P Statements) for the period January 2020 to April 2020 are now available online.
Grass
For the first installment of AgriLand's Soil Fertility Focus in conjunction with Grassland Agro, we met Denis Bushe who farms in Co. Wicklow.
A new Soil Fertility Series will kick off on AgriLand next week, in association with Grassland Agro.
85% of soil samples were sub-optimal for at least one major nutrient in 2018, according to Mark Plunkett - soil specialist at Teagasc.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released the N and P Statements for the period January to October, 2018.
Anyone sowing winter cereals on soil with a phosphorus (P) index of 1 or 2 can apply P fertiliser up until October 31.
600,000 samples for the past nine years, six catchments and 300 farmers - the Teagasc Agricultural Catchments Programme.
Phosphorus use on Irish farms has declined in the past decade due to high costs; low grain prices; nitrates regulations; and schemes.
