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Where to now for protected urea?
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan takes a look at the lessons to be learned from protected urea in 2024 and asks where to now for protected urea.
11 December 2024 News
'There is real logic in relation to supporting contractors' - McConalogue
At this year’s FCI conference, contractors looked at challenges surrounding protected urea, potential business opportunities, the safe use of rail crossings and the importance of good mental health.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Tips for spreading protected urea
Dermot Forristal of Teagasc looks at how to achieve optimum results when spreading protected urea.
How protected urea performed for grass growth in 2024
Brian McCarthy and Áine Murray, Teagasc Moorepark, report on protected urea use in 2024.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
AgNav – an online platform to measure your farm’s sustainabilty
Siobhán Jordan, Natasha Browne and Jonathan Herron of Teagasc describe this tool that can be used to measure your farm’s sustainability.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Making progress on emissions reduction
Karl Richards, head of the Climate Centre, Teagasc, says that progress has been made in cutting carbon emissions on farms.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Confidence 'needs to be restore' in protected urea
There was standing room only for the Dairy Day talk 'Protected urea and clover, is it working?' Farmers called for more transparency on the expiry and manufacturing dates on protected urea in 2025.
27 November 2024 Dairy Day
Teagasc announces review of clover advice
The review of clover and more updates on the performance of protected urea in Teagasc trials is designed to increase farmer confidence in the correct way to manage clover and protected urea.
27 November 2024 News
Teagasc conference to address future challenges for Irish dairy farmers
'Robust dairying for future challenges’ is the theme of Teagasc's dairy conference this year.
18 November 2024 News
Urea ban proposal sparks farmer push-back
The farm organisations have called for concerns regarding protected urea to be addressed, before sales of straight urea are prohibited.
30 October 2024 News
IFA says urea ban not agreed by working group
The farm body claimed that the Department of Agriculture had included references to a ban on unprotected urea from September next year in draft minutes.
25 October 2024 News
Straight urea set to be banned
Only protected urea will be available to Irish farmers from autumn and winter next year.
23 October 2024 News