Dairy
Survey: Almost 80% of Lakeland suppliers reduce N usage
Lakeland Dairies has said that its farmer suppliers are making huge strides in carrying out sustainable agriculture initiatives, a new...
protected urea
Dairy
How effective is protected urea in grassland swards?
Protected urea is urea nitrogen (N) fertiliser made safe from ammonia loss through the addition of a urease inhibitor. Despite...
N.Ireland
Protected urea sales continue to grow in Northern Ireland
United Feeds has confirmed that protected urea accounted for 50% of all nitrogen (N) sold by the business over the...
Environment
Urea and LESS result in 1% reduction in ammonia emissions - EPA
Ireland’s ammonia emissions decreased by 1% in 2022, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Despite this, the EPA has...
Agri-Business
Tirlán announces incentives to encourage use of protected urea
Tirlán has confirmed that it will continue its support of lower-emissions fertiliser for the coming season and support farmers to...
Environment
Conference: Government may mandate use of protected urea
The Irish government could potentially step in to mandate the spreading of protected urea if farmers do not voluntarily commit...
Environment
CCAC: Government must ensure sufficient protected urea supplies
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that the government must be proactive on ensuring there are sufficient supplies...
Tillage
How can nitrogen use on farms be improved?
The Fertilizer Association of Ireland (FAI) has just published a new technical bulletin entitled ‘Improving farm nitrogen use efficiency’ in...
Environment
Mitigation measures farmers can take to reduce GHG emissions
Teagasc’s Gary Lanigan has highlighted a number of mitigation measures that can be taken by farmers to reduce greenhouse gas...
Agri-Business
Tirlán confirms members will receive €6 million trading bonus
Tirlán has confirmed today (Wednesday, February 7) that €6 million will be paid to 4,700 farmer shareholders as part of...
Environment
Chemical fertiliser usage in Ireland declined significantly in 2023
According to Teagasc, chemical fertiliser usage on Irish farms – grassland and tillage – continues to decline. Recently published figures...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser: Standard urea available at €850/t this week
Grassland Agro is confirming that retail standard urea price this week is around €850-860/t in 500kg bags on pallets, and stocks seem to...
Tillage Technical
Is urea the nitrogen option for tillage farmers in 2023?
Land, machinery and nitrogen fertiliser, and whether to consider urea, are the big ticket items that farmers have to address...
Tillage
CAN vs. protected urea - a tillage perspective
According to Teagasc, there is increasing interest among tillage farmers in switching from calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) to protected urea...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: How best to mitigate ammonia emissions
According to the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors in Northern Ireland, farmers can take a number...
Environment
Climate Action Plan: 8 key targets for agriculture sector
The new Climate Action Plan has identified eight key targets for the agriculture sector including a 300,000t cap on chemical...
Environment
Reducing fertiliser use can ease pressure to cut methane emissions
A targeted reduction of fertiliser use and a shift towards protected urea can ease the pressure to significantly cut methane...
Dairy Technical
Protected urea called 'low-hanging fruit' for emission reductions
Protected urea is “low-hanging fruit” for farmers to reduce emissions on farms, according to Jonathan Herron, a researcher from Teagasc...