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Tillage
Soil fertility levels on tillage farms down 6% in 2021
Soil fertility levels fell by 6% on tillage farms last year. The results represent a wake-up call for the sector....
Tillage
Soil fertility levels fell by 6% on tillage farms last year. The results represent a wake-up call for the sector....
Tillage
When considering the appropriate soil potassium (K) index for a crop or rotation, it is important to take into account that...
Tillage
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has been out in the fields, assessing the early-spring fertiliser priorities of oilseed rape crops....
Tillage Technical
The latest Teagasc crops update reviews the range of phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) requirements that will deliver optimal results...
Grass
Whether it be saving first-cut silage or taking paddocks out of the rotation, it is important not to forget the...
Tillage
The European Commission has published updated EU Harmonised Risk Indicators for pesticides, covering the period 2011 to 2018. The figures...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements (N & P statements)...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released its Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N&P) Statements for the first nine...
Dairy
Joe and Kathleen Kirwan – a husband-and-wife team – from Laurel Lodge, Co. Tipperary, have overseen major changes to their...
Grass
From this morning, August 3, farmers will be able to access their Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) statements for the...
Tillage
Farmers have been urged to give careful consideration to the fertilisers they use to grow tillage crops, as soil fertility...
Opinion
By John McHugh, dairy farmer, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Many farmers have and continue to invest heavily in building the phosphorous...
N.Ireland
Rising water phosphate levels could result in Northern Ireland losing its current EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation as early as next...
Beef
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cattle and, potentially, pig...
Pig/Poultry
The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney has been called upon to look at the Phosphorus levels allowable...
Environment
Lime is one of the most important nutrients any farmer can spread on their land to address soil pH issues,...
Grass
Some farmers are spreading Phosphorous and are getting no visible response in terms of soil index or grass production, according...
Grass
Lime is the most important and cheapest nutrient that farmers can apply to their soils to increase grass growth, according...