N.Ireland
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is advising that early crop nutrient availability will maximise forage maize final yields.
Dairy
Does feeding less protein to cows over a longer period not only reduce nitrogen losses, but also affect methane emissions?
Grass
AHDB is using Met Office data to calculate excess winter rainfall (EWR) to help farmers adjust their nutrient management planning
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has just published a technical update reviewing how clover yields in grass swards can be optimised.
Environment
Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertiliser.
Arable
Results emanating from the world’s longest cereal production trial has shown that long-term use of fertilisers can boost soil carbon stocks
Soil analysis is normally carried out within a three to five-year cycle on tillage farms throughout the UK and Ireland.
Many farmers have secured another cut of silage, which means that potassium (K) application needs to be factored into fertiliser plans
At Moorepark '25, grass clover swards was highlighted as being one of the main measures to grow grass sustainably.
Co. Down cereal grower, Allan Chambers, is confirming that his winter wheat and barley crops have...
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the need for all winter crops to receive adequate potash applications now.
Now is the time for farmers to start preparing a nutrient management plan with all zones now open...
A court in the Hague has ruled in favour of Greenpeace in their landmark legal battle against the Dutch state over nitrogen emissions
The rise in nitrogen (N) fertilisers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production
There is a new approach to the application of fertiliser emerging and it is one that goes much further than just throwing prills of...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is reminding farmers in Northern Ireland that the closed period...
Scientists at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) along with other bodies, will be...
A research trial into yields as a result of sowing multi-species swards has revealed that using an...
The Scottish chief statistician has released more detailed figures on agricultural emissions,...
United Feeds has confirmed that protected urea accounted for 50% of all nitrogen (N) sold by the...
Agri-Business
The National Farmers' Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has said the Control of the Agricultural Pollution...
Potash is a key nutrient for potato crops, impacting on the yield and quality of tubers, as well as...
Driving the use of biostimulants within production agriculture, has been the identification of bespoke bacteria (endophytes)...
