N.Ireland
CAFRE farm events to focus on sustainable use of fertiliser
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is organising on-farm events to discuss the sustainable use of nutrients...
Fertiliser
Dairy
Grass growth and grass covers improve with heat in the ground
It has certainly been a slow start to the year in terms of grass growth, with many farmers struggling with...
N.Ireland
Managing the switch to liquid N at Howard Farms in Meath
The expansion of Omex in Ireland with the opening of its new liquid fertiliser distribution centre in Co. Cork has...
N.Ireland
Slurry & fertiliser: Time to look at making quality first-cut silage
Getting nutrients out on first-cut silage ground will become a priority on many farms over the coming days and weeks...
N.Ireland
The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient
Sulphur is an essential nutrient for all plants and animals. Its behaviour in the soil is very similar to that...
Arable
AHDB: Rising demand for cattle and sheep feed
The Agriculture Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that the demand for compound feed in Great Britain is expected to...
Environment
New research may reduce the need for fertilisers in farming
New research by John Innes Centre has discovered a biological mechanism in plants that make plant roots more receptive towards...
Dairy
Prepare a nutrient management plan for the new season
Now is the time for farmers to start preparing a nutrient management plan with all zones now open for fertiliser...
Dairy
Getting the calibration of your fertiliser spreader right
Fertiliser spreader calibration has become a hot topic in recent months as many farmers have experienced issues with spreading protected...
Environment
FAO: Govts should have targets to reduce nitrogen
The rise in nitrogen (N) fertilisers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and bolstering food...
N.Ireland
Omex to expand liquid fertiliser availability
There is a new approach to the application of fertiliser emerging and it is one that goes much further than...
Agri-Business
Two companies sign European organic fertiliser agreement
Anglo American has announced the signing of a new polyhalite (organic) fertiliser agreement with Cefetra. Cefetra Group is a leading...
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food imports to cost 2.2% more in 2024
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2% from the previous year to more than $2 trillion...
Arable
Tillage: The impact of soil pH on nutrient availability
Agronomists agree that soil pH must be considered the all-important starting-point of any crop fertiliser plan. This is because the...
Agri-Business
UK farm input costs increase by 44% since 2019
Farm input costs in the UK have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the...
Environment
Study shows human urine could be used as eco-friendly fertiliser
A new study has concluded that bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilisers –...
Agri-Business
Rabobank: ‘Little growth’ in global fertiliser demand in 2024
Global fertiliser demand will see little growth in 2024, while affordability is expected to decline, according to Rabobank. A new...
Agri-Business
Strike averted at UK fertiliser factory as pay rise agreed
Strike action, which had been been due to start in two days time at a UK fertiliser factory has now...
