Fertiliser

Cutting costs at the forefront of IGA conference

With margins set to be tight in 2026, finding opportunities to reduce all costs on the farm will be important to get through the year. That was one of the key message at the IGA dairy conference

MANAGEMENT 14 January 2026

Cutting costs at the forefront of IGA conference

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Dairy Management: dealing with milk fever and getting ready for early nitrogen

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MANAGEMENT 14 January 2026

EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism

EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism

VIEWPOINTS 14 January 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

Tillage farmers needed for UCD survey

Tillage farmers needed for UCD survey

Tillage farmers needed for UCD survey

NEWS 13 January 2026

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Tillage Podcast: CBAM, imports and improving protein varieties

Tillage Podcast: CBAM, imports and improving protein varieties

This week’s show has some good news on fertiliser to start the year and has all the latest tillage news and reports.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Increase in fertiliser sales of 15% last year

Increase in fertiliser sales of 15% last year

Last year there was just shy of 100,000t of protected urea purchased by Irish farmers.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Mixed signals from feed and fertiliser suppliers

Mixed signals from feed and fertiliser suppliers

Conflicting signals are also emerging from fertiliser suppliers, with some merchants applying price cuts in recent days in a bid to move stock.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

Issues with CBAM continue as tax nears

Issues with CBAM continue as tax nears

Issues continue with the CBAM and its implementation, but the taxes are still due to come in on 1 January 2026.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Kildare grower praises low-cost pin-point retrofit Chinese auto steer

Kildare grower praises low-cost pin-point retrofit Chinese auto steer

Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Thomas Greene, who opted for a Chinese CHC Nav auto steer system, using the same unit on both his 2000 New Holland TS115 and 2012 Claas Lexion combine.

FARM MACHINERY 10 December 2025

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Habit is also a very powerful factor that militates against change. Many farmers simply like having a bull and are reluctant to take up the spreadsheet instead.

VIEWPOINTS 10 December 2025

Unlocking Ireland’s agri food edge

Unlocking Ireland’s agri food edge

During her travels Nuffield scholar Molly Garvey found that collaboration between farmers, organisations and policy makers is still possible even across deep divides.

L2 10 December 2025

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Welcome to the 2026 Millstreet SFM Show

Welcome to the 2026 Millstreet Spring Farm Machinery Show at the Green Glens Arena.

Welcome to the 2026 Millstreet SFM Show

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