Grass
Fertiliser is available, "subject to local delivery constraints" but supply of urea-based products is limited, Minister Heydon has indicated.
Agri-Business
Ireland as an island is no stranger to rough waters but the economic forecast in the Middle East signals turbulent conditions are set to stay.
Representatives of the fertiliser industry have called for the government to make "urgent" representation for the postponement of the CBAM.
Environment
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has called for flexibility to be provided to farmers with stocks of unprotected urea.
Beef
With ground conditions dry in most parts of the country, farmers will be keen to get fertiliser, slurry and lime onto paddocks.
Advances have been made in 2024 to meet goals set out by the Teagasc MACC, however some areas are stalling
Fertiliser imports from Russia "are growing" in 2024 according to latest research carried out by the European Commission.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) confirmed that 956,163t of fertiliser was sold over the first three quarters of the 2024 fertiliser year.
Yara has reported that first-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation in 2024 were $435 million (-11%).
According to Teagasc, chemical fertiliser usage on Irish farms – grassland and tillage – continues to decline.
Ammonia manufactured with ‘a zero’ carbon footprint should be commercially available within the next two years.
For the first time since the fertiliser crisis began back in early 2022, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) has dropped to €490/t.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that prices being paid for fertiliser by Irish farmers are "unsustainable".
Grassland Agro is confirming that retail standard urea price this week is around €850-860/t in 500kg bags on pallets
Tillage News
Co. Down cereal grower Allan Chambers will not be applying bagged phosphate (P) and potash (K) to his winter cereal crops in 2023.
Tillage Technical
Land, machinery and nitrogen fertiliser, and whether to consider urea, are the big ticket items that farmers have to address.
Yara has today (Tuesday, February 8, 2022) reported improved fourth-quarter results as increases in...
A target has been set for 90% of slurry to be applied by Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) technology by the end of 2027.
Co-ops are being urged to begin "really pushing" feeds with less crude protein while at grass and the spreading of protected urea.
Agri Politics
Irish cooperatives have been urged to actively promote the use of protected urea and low protein meal on farms by the ICMSA.
Minister Creed has been called on to clarify what supports his department is willing to offer farmers who switch from CAN fertiliser to urea.
It's time to focus on fertiliser to maximise grass growth and reduce the burden on purchased fodder.
Dairy
Farming in Rosemount, Co. Westmeath, the grazing season kicked into gear on Michael Molloy's dairy farm yesterday.
