Tillage
Reversing the damage caused to tillage soils in 2023
The relentless rain of last autumn will have caused significant damage to Irish tillage soils. However, the time between crops...
Soil Health
Agri-Business
EU member states want obligatory soil health monitoring
EU member states have today (Monday, June 17), reached a general approach on the proposed soil monitoring law which aims...
Beef
Govt: Livestock diseases may 'rise' as temperatures increase
A “rise” in diseases affecting livestock, such as bluetongue, were among some of the impacts that may affect the Irish...
Environment
MEPs support the aim to have healthy soils by 2050
To improve the health of soils, MEPs voted to support efforts to monitor and improve the soil ecological status in...
Dairy
P and K 'holiday' will reduce Irish soil fertility levels
Farmers opting to take phosphate and potash (P and K) holidays over recent years may well see this impact negatively...
Environment
Lime - cheapest and most effective soil conditioner
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland over recent years....
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...
Agri-Business
'Early days' in negotiations on EU soil monitoring law
It is still “early days” in the negotiations on the EU Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience, Niall Ryan at...
Tillage
Potassium availability linked to moisture content of soils
According to a soil specialist based at the University of Adelaide in Australia, potassium (K) availability is linked to the...
Tillage
Improve soil health by adding organic matter - specialist
An international soil health specialist has said that it is possible for farmers to improve soil health. Prof. Mike McLaughlin,...
Environment
MacHale: Soil health law will not be finalised until next parliament
Work to implement an EU-wide soil health law will not be completed until the next parliament, due to numerous amendments...
Tillage
'Soil science delivering tangible climate mitigation measures'
Soil science is delivering very real and tangible climate change mitigation measures on behalf of Irish agriculture. This was the...
Environment
VistaMilk soil project could prevent disease and improve food security
Researchers at VistaMilk are in the early stages of analysing samples of Irish pasture with the aim of identifying the...
Environment
Sustainable fungicides project aims to improve soil health
A project on securing crops and soil health with sustainable fungicides by a research team at Atlantic Technological University (ATU)...
Environment
Heritage week: Linking agriculture and art via regenerative practices
A discussion on how regenerative agriculture and regenerative art can influence each other will be held in Co. Louth tomorrow...
Agri-Business
Commission proposes first-ever EU soil quality law
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, July 5) published its proposal for the first-ever EU legislation on soil quality. The...
Tillage
Pioneering Swedish farm transforms soils through 'conservation'
Rudolf Tornerhjelm never takes decisions lightly when it comes to his “farm” in northwestern Skane in Sweden. Every morning when...
Agri-Business
Could regenerative agriculture be the way forward?
A transition to a regenerative system will lead to low yields and margins in the short term, but long-term regenerative...