Tirlán has confirmed that it will continue its support of lower-emissions fertiliser for the coming season and support farmers to switch to protected urea.
The processor said it is supporting suppliers with two new incentives to encourage the purchase of protected urea.
The Tirlán Sustainability Action Payment programme will now count the purchase of protected urea as double or two of the seven actions required to receive the full payment.
In addition, as part Tirlán’s Trading Bonus Scheme, the points associated with the purchase of protected urea will count as double compared with a standard purchase.
Protected urea
The use of protected urea instead of other fertilisers such as CAN or straight urea has been identified as an impactful on-farm action to address climate change, Tirlán said.
Sales of protected urea have increased significantly in recent years and account for almost three quarters of sales in this category, Tirlán’s director of agri-business, Ailish Byrne said.
“Work is underway to increase the numbers switching to use protected urea in 2024.
“We are very much encouraging farmers to consider protected urea, conscious of our environmental targets and the need to reduce costs for farmers who are taking positive actions,” Byrne said.
Tirlán
Tirlán’s director of agri-business said that 2023 was a “challenging” year and Tirlán is “very grateful” to suppliers who continue to trade strongly with the co-operative they own.
“We look forward to providing [suppliers] with a good service and supports through our business managers and our Tirlán FarmLife and Tirlán CountryLife branches in the year ahead,” she said.