Tillage
Tillage: Potash remains key nutrient for potato crops
Potash is a key nutrient for potato crops, impacting on the yield and quality of tubers, as well as the...
Tillage
Potash is a key nutrient for potato crops, impacting on the yield and quality of tubers, as well as the...
Dairy
Farmers opting to take phosphate and potash (P and K) holidays over recent years may well see this impact negatively...
Environment
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland over recent years....
Tillage
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has emphasised the role of potassium in reversing the impact of waterlogging in soils. This...
Tillage
Planning for the tillage year ahead is an obvious priority at this time for those farmers committed to growing crops....
Tillage
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) has recently compiled a series of guidelines, advising farmers on how they can make...
Tillage
Getting seeds down to the right depths is one of the key requirements when it comes to successfully establishing crops...
Tillage
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has updated its potash, phosphate and sulphur recommendations for cereal crops. It has also published...
Tillage Technical
The role of potash in maximising cereal yields and grain quality has been profiled by a number of agronomists to...
Tillage
There is growing evidence to confirm the link between soil potash levels and straw strength within cereal crops. The follow-on...
Tillage Technical
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), catch and cover crops form an important cog in the tillage regenerative farming...
Tillage Technical
The Teagasc ‘Spring Barley Guide’ confirms that the ideal soil-pH value for these crops comes in at approximately 6.5. This...
Tillage
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has confirmed the value of grain analysis as a management tool within a tillage operation....
Tillage Technical
Analysis carried out by NRM Laboratories has confirmed that a significant proportion of arable soils in the UK are too...
Tillage
The latest updates from the Lemken: Agrii soils’ programme were delivered to a group of tillage farmers in Northern Ireland,...
Agri-Business
Three young people have died in Spain following the collapse of a tunnel in one of the largest potash mines...
N.Ireland
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is confirming that many farmers did not get fertiliser spread last autumn, due to the...
Tillage
Modern soil testing systems reflect the level of background soil fertility, where the availability of plant nutrients are concerned, specifically...