Green Acres
Don't miss the opportunity to soil sample
David Argue – Teagasc Green Acres Advisor As spring approaches, many farmers will be keen to get out into the...
Green Acres
David Argue – Teagasc Green Acres Advisor As spring approaches, many farmers will be keen to get out into the...
Tillage
85% of soil samples were sub-optimal for at least one major nutrient in 2018, according to Mark Plunkett – specialist...
Tillage
Anyone who doesn’t have a set of up-to-date soil samples should be taking samples presently or in the near future;...
Tillage
Darren Plant’s philosophy is that you can’t manage what you don’t measure. He added that soil mapping can result in...
Agri-Business
As part of the Teagasc/Boortmalt malting barley joint programme, Boortmalt suppliers can avail of soil samples at a reduced rate...
Environment
Terra Soil – a significant collaborative research project – has been launched today by Geographical Survey Ireland (GSI) and Teagasc....
N.Ireland
Land is the most limiting and expensive resource on dairy farms but only half of Northern Irish soils analysed this...
Tillage
Soil sampling is an essential job on all farms, but particularly on tillage farms. Knowing what nutrients are in your...
Dairy
2017 is drawing to a close and – for spring-calving herds – the majority of cows are now dried off....
Tillage
A new soil sampler that can cover 150ha/day; travel at up to 15mph; measure soil pH, soil organic matter and...
N.Ireland
Almost 3,000 livestock farmers in Northern Ireland have registered for the soil sampling and analysis scheme from the Department of...
N.Ireland
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has launched a free soil sampling and analysis scheme, which is available to livestock...
Environment
With 90% of Irish soils having sub optimal fertility (pH, Phosphorous (P) or Potassium (K)), Teagasc has recommended September as...
Environment
Soil samples analysed by Teagasc show that 90% of Irish soils tested have sub optimal soil fertility levels (pH, Phosphorous...