Results from a five-year trial, carried out by scientists at Reading University, confirms that dry matter output from diversified swards will out-perform that…
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has today (Thursday, November 19) announced that the department is investing in the…
The Programme for Government, revealed this week, outlines plans for a ‘national liming programme’ for the purpose of improving nitrogen use and efficiency.…
Even moderate levels of soil compaction can reduce grassland output levels by 20%, according to Alex Higgins, from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute…
Earthworm populations are sensitive to tillage, but using organic manures can help to increase earthworm populations under tillage. Patrick Forrestal spoke about soil…