Fertiliser
on 28 Jan 2022
Watch: first grass cover of 2022 completed on Tullamore Farm
Niamh Gunn was on Tullamore Farm, where farm manager Shaun Diver completed the first grass walk of the year. Read more here.
Anne Finnegan on 28 Jan 2022
Urea prices yet to find a floor
Urea prices continue to fall, but concerns emerge over Russian ammonium nitrate exports.
Pat O'Toole on 28 Jan 2022
IFA AGM: don't make decisions that will make farming a twilight zone - Rushe
IFA deputy president Brian Rushe told the Minister for Agriculture that there was a guillotine movement against farming.
Amy Forde on 27 Jan 2022
Podcast: global fertiliser prices, a €80,000 Fiat and scheme payments
Global fertiliser prices, and the Russia Ukraine crisis, an €80,000 Fiat tractor, scheme payments, organics and veal markets all feature on this week’s news podcast.
Stephen Robb on 26 Jan 2022
Financing the 2022 growing season
Many growers will be forced to seek additional forms of credit this year to cover the extra cost of fertiliser, writes Stephen Robb.
Andy Doyle on 26 Jan 2022
Tackling fertiliser costs with a range of technologies
With nitrogen prices in particular likely to cost much more this year, it is interesting to see the various measures that one farmer is using to soften the blow.
Tommy Moyles on 26 Jan 2022
Farmer Writes: problem-sharing and problem-solving
Tommy Moyles thinks that discussions groups will become very useful this year especially given the rise of input prices.
Matt Dempsey on 26 Jan 2022
Home Farm: good progress spreading slurry while this weather lasts
Dry weather means there is more uniformity in the tillage crops and we are gearing up to sell the first of the fit cattle.
Kieran Mailey on 26 Jan 2022
Lime spreading costs on the rise
The cost of spreading lime on agricultural land have increased as contractors face issues with supply.
Noel Bardon on 26 Jan 2022
Cull poorest performing 5% to save on fertiliser – Teagasc
A recently published Teagasc booklet detailing measures that farmers can take to save on their fertiliser bills this year has suggested a 5% cut on the lower-end of herds.
Barry Murphy on 26 Jan 2022
My Farming Week: Andrew McShay, Tully, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal
Donegal organic farmer Andrew McShay is producing grass-fed lamb and organic vegetables on 76ac.
Noel Bardon on 26 Jan 2022
Efficient fertiliser use ‘a necessity’ due to high costs – Minister
Minister McConalogue has called on farmers to engage with Teagasc advice on farm nutrient planning and the efficient use of organic manures to help counteract higher fertiliser prices.
Anne Finnegan on 26 Jan 2022
Escalation of Russia-Ukraine crisis could push commodity prices further
The growing crisis between Russia and Ukraine could push energy, fertiliser and grain prices higher, supporting inflation in 2022.
James Strain on 25 Jan 2022
Farmer Writes: as the price of gas drops, will fertiliser too?
Donegal suckler and sheep farmer James Strain has said that every farmer in the country is talking about the price of gas and how he dreads the thought of paying for it.
Andy Doyle on 24 Jan 2022
Spring oilseed should be considered for 2022
Even if fertiliser price was not an issues this spring, there are sound financial reasons for considering spring oilseed rape at planting time
Amy Forde on 23 Jan 2022
Food ombudsman, vet medicines and fertiliser register bills to progress
The fertiliser register bill will allow for the collection of data on the sale and use of fertilisers at farm level.
Aidan Brennan on 22 Jan 2022
When is it the right time to spread fertiliser?
Aidan Brennan looks at the impact of soil temperatures on timing of fertiliser applications.
Jack Kennedy on 21 Jan 2022
Watch or listen: Farm Tech Talk - The Livestock Show
With the dry weather continuing, there is activity in the fields and lots of talk about costs going up and how to manage the additional costs.
Noel Bardon on 21 Jan 2022
Fertiliser costs could pose a 'real issue' to feed supplies - Senator
The European Commission has dispelled concerns that fertiliser supplies will be tight this year, citing the market incentive for manufacturers to supply sufficient quantities of the product.
Jack Kennedy on 21 Jan 2022
Woulfe pours more pessimism on fertiliser outlook
Grassland Agro has imported about 35% less fertiliser compared to the same time last year.