Grass
AHDB has used Met Office data to calculate excess winter rainfall in order to help farmers adjust nutrient management planning
Dairy
After the bit of sun this week, and with the week ahead forecast to be relatively dry, farmers may be able to get nutrients out on grass.
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has just published a technical update reviewing how clover yields in grass swards can be optimised
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said interim 2025 bovine nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) statements are now available.
Agri-Business
Copa Cogeca has again warned of the impact of a new carbon tax on fertiliser imports, with EU imports collapsing in January.
Environment
The FAO is set to issue new guidance on the potential food safety risks related to methane inhibitors and similar additives.
Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen...
With the European Commission confirming today (Thursday, November 27) that it is proposing that...
EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall has confirmed to Agriland that the commission has proposed to the Nitrates Committee to extend the Irish nitrates derogation
Teagasc has today (Tuesday, October 28) launched a new fertiliser dashboard based on data from the National Farm Survey (NFS).
Tillage
Rothamsted Research scientists are confirming that the long-term application of fertilisers can help to boost soil carbon stocks
Tomorrow (September 14) will be the last day farmers can apply fertiliser in the form of nirogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to their ground...
Interim bovine N and P statements for the period of January 1 to July 31 have been published on the online Agfood system.
The closed period for spreading chemical fertiliser will kick in on September 15, but farmers should aim to have most of their fertiliser...
Soil analysis is normally carried out within a three to five-year cycle on tillage farms throughout the UK and Ireland.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published updated evidence to support the targeting...
Beef
The use of ground limestone as a fertiliser declined in 2024 according to data from the Department...
The good weather last week has meant that many farmers have secured another cut of silage and now potassium (K) application for that...
A huge topic of discussion at Moorepark '25 open day was laying down strategies to grow 15t dry matter (DM)/ha and grass-clover swards...
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said that 694,050t of fertilisers was sold in the first two quarters of the fertiliser year.
Implementing livestock density limits results in reduced EU livestock numbers, particularly...
The EU Commission approved an amendment of a Dutch scheme compensating livestock farmers for closing livestock farms in Natura 2000 areas.
The farm stocking rate in kg/N/Ha is an important figure for farmers to know as many farm regulations are enacted based on this figure.
