Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) have launched a new nitrates calculator that HerdPlus farmers and their agricultural advisors...
The new president of the ICMSA believes that changes to the N value of calves up to 12-months-of-age may help nitrates derogation farmers.
Environment
The Agriculture Water Quality Working Group has agreed that the organic N value of calves should be reduced for the first three months.
Dairy News
DAFM has confirmed that the nitrogen (N) excretion rate for dairy cull cows defaults to the value for cattle over two years of age.
Dairy Technical
The recent changes to the nitrates regulations will have an impact on all farms in Ireland, no matter what the organic N stocking rate is.
The annual Irish Grassland Association (IGA) National Dairy Conference, sponsored by Yara, is taking place today, Wednesday, January 18.
