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Know your fertiliser allowances for 2025
Aidan Brennan
Mark Plunkett, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, and PJ Browne, Grassland Agro says farmers should prepare a fertiliser plan to know their allowances.
5 February 2025 Editorial
Editorial: Teagasc report should force a rethink
We need to lessen conditionality on schemes. We need innovation, research and development in production that is market led not EU driven scheme farming, writes Jack Kennedy.
What is the reason for implementing a closed period for spreading manure?
In the third of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains how different soils can leach more nitrogen to water and what farmers can do to slow it.
National Fertiliser and Lime sales statistics
The latest data from nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertiliser sales are showing an increase on previous years.
5 February 2025 Fertilizers
Nitrate loads and leaching: why hot spots matter
In the second of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains how different soils can leach more nitrogen to water and what farmers can do to slow it.
Is protected urea a runner in 2025?
Aidan Brennan looks at the role of protected urea in 2025 and how much nitrogen to apply each month
29 January 2025 Grass & feeding
Protected urea 'does what it says on the tin'
Protected urea made up 27% of straight nitrogen use in 2024, up from just 1.6% in 2018.
29 January 2025 News
Farmers reminded of responsible slurry management
As the slurry spreading season opens on 1 February, farmers are being urged to use fertiliser in a responsible manner.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Grass growth back by 8% in 2024
Summer grass growth was back 11% to 6,244kgDM/ha – driven mainly by temperatures being between 0.4°C to 0.75°C lower than average for June to October.
29 January 2025 News
Monaghan farmers seek to overturn poultry planning permission ban
Planning rules currently ban the development of certain pig and poultry farms within 10km of a Natura 2000 site. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
29 January 2025 News
Fertiliser cut for lower stocked farms could worsen fodder shortages - Teagasc
A fertiliser cut for lower stocked farms is one of a series of additional measures put forward by the Department under its interim review of the fifth Nitrates Action Programme.
27 January 2025 News
The Grass Week: comparing annual grass growth with soil samples
With slurry going out in parts and the first round of nitrogen a few weeks away for some, it might be worth seeing what paddocks need more TLC than others.
25 January 2025 Grass & feeding