N.Ireland
Autumn crop establishment – there is no room for error
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the importance of effective crop establishment, where winter cereals are concerned. Getting soil...
Phosphate
Agri-Business
EuroChem opens $1bn phosphate fertiliser complex in Brazil
Switzerland-based fertiliser producer EuroChem has officially opened a new phosphate fertiliser production facility in Brazil. With a total investment of...
Arable
Advice: Making best use of organic manures and slurries
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) has recently compiled a series of guidelines, advising farmers on how they can make...
Arable
Tillage: Placed phosphate fertiliser on cereal seed beds
Adding placed phosphate fertiliser to seed beds at time of planting will help boost root development in newly established cereal...
N.Ireland
What is the value of magnesium as a nutrient source for crops?
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has updated its potash, phosphate and sulphur recommendations for cereal crops. It has also published...
N.Ireland
Tillage: The potential role for grain analysis
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has confirmed the value of grain analysis as a management tool within a tillage operation....
N.Ireland
Analysis: Many arable soils in UK still too acidic
Analysis carried out by NRM Laboratories has confirmed that a significant proportion of arable soils in the UK are too...
N.Ireland
Grain analysis and soil talk after Agrii soils presentation
The latest updates from the Lemken: Agrii soils programme were delivered to a group of tillage farmers in Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
The value of spring potash applications
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is confirming that many farmers did not get fertiliser spread last autumn, due to the...
N.Ireland
Phosphate and potash application rates always crop dependent
Phosphate (P) and potash (K) do not follow the same principle as nitrogen (N) when determining the appropriate application rates....
N.Ireland
In-field sap testing recommended for high value crops
The in-field sap testing of high value crops, such as potatoes and beet, is now being recommended by agronomists as...
N.Ireland
Nutritional requirements of maize crops
April is fast approaching, and with it the maize-sowing season, making now onwards a good time to create a planting...
Arable
PDA updates fertiliser recommendations for oilseed rape
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has acted to update its fertiliser recommendations for oilseed rape crops. A new advisory leaflet,...
Arable
Reduce P and K application rates at your peril – PDA
A recent survey carried out by the Potash Development Association (PDA) confirms that a significant number of tillage farmers in...
Dairy
Proposed Dutch dairy cull could help to maintain EU milk prices
Farm lobby groups are putting pressure on the Dutch government to introduce a cow culling policy, which would see up...
