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Questions and answers on fertiliser for dairy farms
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan goes through some frequently asked questions on nitrogen fertiliser applications on dairy farms
Questions and answers on fertiliser for dairy farms
Still no clarity on key N use rules
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Still no clarity on key N use rules
Farmers and their advisors remain in a quasi limbo over the interpretation of cuts to fertiliser N use
Getting to grips with fertiliser allowances
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Getting to grips with fertiliser allowances
The permitted levels of chemical nitrogen and phosphorus farmers can apply will be influenced by many factors, including farm stocking rate and soil sample analysis.
Top grass tips for drystock farms in 2025
Adam Woods has some tips and advice for for grassland management on drystock farms.
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Protected urea list has some notable exclusions
Aidan Brennan reviews the list of protected urea products on the Irish market.
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Save on nitrogen with oilseed rape
Farmers with oilseed rape crops can make significant savings by measuring the green area index of those crops, writes Siobhán Walsh.
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
TAMS III grant aid for greater GPS accuracy
Gary Abbott looks at the grant aid available under TAMS III for GPS-controlled fertiliser spreaders, the factors to consider and how such machines achieve pin-point accuracy.
5 February 2025 Farm machinery
Two decades of reliability with Rauch spreaders on large Louth tillage farm
Spreading thousands of acres annually with two Rauch Axis spreaders, Gary Abbott spoke with Gerard Hickey to find out why Rauch has been the spreader brand of choice since 2004.
5 February 2025 Farm machinery
Fertilising tillage crops in 2025
Tim Sheil, J Bolger & Co, and Damien Kelly, Nitrofert, look at tillage crop requirements in 2025.
5 February 2025 Fertilizers
Fertilizer Association of Ireland tours to Shinagh and Northern Ireland
Kieran Holden, Origin Enterprises, Jeremiah Murphy and Gavin McGowan, Target Fertilisers, report from the Fertilizer Association of Ireland tours to Shinagh dairy farm in Cork and Northern Ireland.
5 February 2025 Fertilizers
Know your fertiliser allowances for 2025
Mark Plunkett, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, and PJ Browne, Grassland Agro says farmers should prepare a fertiliser plan to know their allowances.
5 February 2025 Fertilizers
President's address: feeding people while protecting the environment
Dr David Wall, president of the Fertilizer Association of Ireland encourages efficient use of nutrients while adapting to environmental goals.
5 February 2025 Fertilizers