Agri-Business
Fertiliser sales fell by 18% in 2023 for the second year
Total fertiliser sales fell by 18% for the second year running in 2023 to 1.1 million tonnes, according to figures...
Phosphorus
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Selecting dry cow minerals
Depending on the planned start of calving or due dates of cows, dry cow minerals may already need to be...
Sponsored
Do you want to be paid to share your opinion?
Do you want to be paid to share your opinion? Irish farmers have faced significant media coverage over issues, such...
Dairy Technical
Could your cows be deficient in phosphorus?
Phosphorus (P) deficiency can be exacerbate by a dry/cold spell in April according to Dr. Joe Patton a dairy specialist...
N.Ireland
New report lays bare extent of NI agriculture's phosphorus excess
Farmers in Northern Ireland are over-applying phosphorus (P) by as much as 7,300t a year across the region according to...
Environment
N and P Statements to April 30 now available
Interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements (N and P Statements) for the period January 2020 to April 2020 are now available...
Grass
Spring phosphorus essential to set up grass growth for the season
For the first installment of the Soil Fertility Series in association with Grassland Agro, AgriLand met Denis Bushe who farms just...
Dairy
New soil fertility series to kick off next week
A new Soil Fertility Series will kick off on AgriLand next week, in association with Grassland Agro. Across the series there...
Tillage
Phosphorus levels far from optimal
85% of soil samples were sub-optimal for at least one major nutrient in 2018, according to Mark Plunkett – specialist...
Sponsored
Competition: Enter now to win a Merlo Multifarmer
Agriland is delighted to collaborate with Merlo to bring farmers a fantastic competition. The lucky winner will have the free...
Grass
Department's latest N and P statements now available
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released the Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N and P) Statements for the...
Tillage
Still time to incorporate phosphorus into the seedbed
Anyone currently sowing winter cereals on soil with a phosphorus (P) index of 1 or 2 can still apply P...
Environment
Fertiliser focus: Holding onto the country's derogation
Two million water samples over the past nine years, six catchments and 300 farmers; you might not have heard about...
Tillage
Comeback on the cards for phosphorus?
Phosphorus (P) use on Irish farms has declined in the past decade due to high costs; low grain and meat...
Tillage
Phosphorus can now be applied in the autumn
Phosphorus (P) can now be spread on winter cereals in the autumn. The change comes in the fourth Nitrates Action...
Grass
N and P statements for January to August period released
Farmers can now access their nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) statements for the January to August period of this year. The...
Sponsored
Drying off in a new era without blanket dry cow therapy
Over 200 service providers recently attended Animal Health Ireland’s CellCheck conference in Kilkenny, focused on providing the latest science and...
Grass
'Compounds like 27:2.5:5 will not solve soil fertility issues'
90% of the soils analysed by Teagasc in 2015 had sub-optimal levels of soil pH, phosphorus (P) and potassium (K)....