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Urea ban proposal sparks farmer push-back
Declan O’Brien
The farm organisations have called for concerns regarding protected urea to be addressed, before sales of straight urea are prohibited.
25 October 2024 News
IFA says urea ban not agreed by working group
The farm body claimed that the Department of Agriculture had included references to a ban on unprotected urea from September next year in draft minutes.
23 October 2024 News
Straight urea set to be banned
Only protected urea will be available to Irish farmers from autumn and winter next year.
Traditional urea facing a total ban in 2025
Only protected urea will be available to Irish farmers from next autumn and winter, a stakeholder group has recommended.
23 October 2024 News
Excellence on show in the rolling hills of Eyrecourt
The Larkin farm epitomises all that is good about family farming, with good technical performance and a good work/life balance
25 September 2024 Milk quality
Liquid milk producers delivering the goods
The Dillane father and son partnership produce liquid milk all year round for Lee Strand Co-Op in Kerry
25 September 2024 Milk quality
Subdued fertiliser trade keeps prices unchanged this autumn
There is no movement on fertiliser prices across NI, with little interest on forward buying for next spring.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Government called on to incentivise farm measures to cut emissions
The accelerated roll out of protected urea fertiliser, increased uptake of methane reducing feed and manure additives are among the key areas of impactful gains to drive down emissions, the CCAC said.
4 September 2024 Climate and environment
Teagasc urging farmers to stick with protected urea
Protected urea is treated granules which use urease inhibitor to reduce the ammonia loss when spreading fertiliser.
1 September 2024 News
Getting spreader setup right for urea
With much talk around the performance of protected urea, farmers need to bear in mind that spreader setup is crucial given its differing characteristics to CAN and other NPK fertilisers.
14 August 2024 Farm machinery
Variable growth across counties with variable rainfall
While some farmers have experienced heavy rainfall and are find ground conditions on the sticky side, there are still some experiencing a moisture deficit.
14 August 2024 Grass & feeding
Protected urea not to blame for poor growth - Teagasc
Cold weather and waterlogged soils are the reason for poor grass growth, not protected urea according to a new update from Teagasc.
7 August 2024 News