Tillage
Straw strength is a critically important determinant of final yield within all combinable crops and oilseed rape.
Soil analysis is normally carried out within a three to five-year cycle on tillage farms throughout the UK and Ireland.
The extremely dry conditions experienced for most of the 2024/25 growing season will impact crop nutrient offtakes: potash is one of these.
According to Teagasc, a range of crop nutrient deficiencies are now visible in spring cereals: a direct result of the ongoing dry weather.
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA) forage maize crops can deliver yields of up to 50t/ha
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the need for all winter crops to receive adequate potash applications now.
Teagasc confirmed that up to €200/ha is spent annually by Irish farmers on crop biostimulants that have not been independently trialled.
The first application of fertiliser nitrogen should be applied to winter barley crops across the country now.
The application of potash and phosphate fertilisers when planting a winter cereal enables these nutrients to be worked into seedbeds
All agronomists agree that soil pH must be considered the all-important starting-point of any crop fertiliser plan.
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the importance of effective crop establishment this autumn
The role of potash in maximising cereal yields has been profiled by a number of agencies to coincide with the 2024 autumn planting season.
Teagasc is confirming that shallow cultivation of post-harvest stubbles must take place within 10 days of baling.
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published a newsletter highlighting the nutritional requirements of cover crops and herbal leys.
Dairy
Grass quality has been consistently poor in the last number of weeks, which is largely down to the poor weather conditions we have...
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published a newsletter highlighting the nutritional requirements of winter cover crops
There is now evidence to confirm the significant impact of soil potash levels and straw strength within cereal crops.
Beef
Johnstown Castle-based, soil fertility specialist- Mark Plunkett - is confirming the benefits of enhanced lime usage
Potash is a key nutrient for potato crops, impacting on the yield and quality of tubers, as well as the general health of individual plants.
Farmers opting to take phosphate and potash (P and K) holidays over recent years may well see this...
Environment
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has emphasised the role of potassium in reversing the impact of waterlogging in soils.
Planning for the tillage year ahead is an obvious priority at this time for those farmers committed to growing crops
