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...
Potash
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
Don’t forget – peas and beans are legumes
It’s sometimes easy for any farmer to overlook very basic facts, one being that peas and beans are legumes. The...
Arable
Potash and nitrogen interactions are key to crop growth
Potash and nitrogen (N) interactions have been shown, over many years, to be key determinants of crop growth and final...
Arable
Potassium has a significant role to play in terms of pest pressure
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), the role of potassium in mitigating crop damage due to pest pressure is...
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...
Arable
The role of potash in frost resistance
With the cold conditions that have impacted land of late, and more of the same to come next week, it...
Arable
New ADAS project is set to 'drill down' on upping crop yields
The UK’s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy, ADAS, has been awarded European funding for a new yield-boosting project called...
Dairy
How to grow low potash silage for dry cows
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
