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Renewables
Making best use of slurry separation
Contributor
AFBI’s Gary Lyons shares insights on maximising the benefits of on-farm mechanical slurry separation, drawing on experience from Northern Ireland.
26 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: how much fertiliser to put on silage ground?
Aidan Brennan goes through the fertiliser rates for first cut silage and discusses how to manage grass as the first rotation comes to an end.
19 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: building on nitrates success
We need to fix soil fertility, because this allows better use of all nutrients on farms.
Nitrates levels in rivers reduced in 2024, EPA data shows
The EPA has looked at data from 20 river monitoring sites up to the end of December 2024.
19 March 2025 News
Know your limits on fertiliser
Farmers should look at the fertiliser recommendations and ensure they are applying the right amounts.
12 March 2025 News
Beef Management: silage fertiliser advice and turnout tips
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at silage fertiliser, selling cull cows and tips for turnout
12 March 2025 Management
'Timing your run is important' when it comes to phosphorus
John O’Loughlin spoke about phosphorus uptake and build up at the recent Irish Tillage and Land Use spring workshop.
26 February 2025 Soils
Beef Management: turnout, fertiliser plans and keeping calves healthy
Adam Woods takes a look at turnout, getting fertiliser in the yard for spreading and keeping calves healthy in this week’s beef management notes.
26 February 2025 Management
Separated slurry offer to NI farmers
Separating slurry is the first part of a large project designed to cut excess nutrients in NI agriculture
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
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.
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
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
National fertiliser and lime sales statistics
The latest data from nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertiliser sales are showing an increase on previous years.
5 February 2025 Fertilizers