Urea
Niall Hurson on 14 May 2021
Teagasc paper confirms no traces of protected urea in milk
Farmers in Ireland are being encouraged to switch from using CAN fertiliser to protected urea.
Declan Marren on 31 Mar 2021
Grass+ Beef: weather woes for western counties
Grass supply on farms is quite good across the country but heavy rain in the west and north-west is disrupting grazing plans.
Aidan Brennan on 31 Mar 2021
Watch back: IFJ fertiliser webinar
The Irish Farmers Journal hosted a special webinar on fertiliser, with advice from Journal and Teagasc specialists on understanding the language around rates, guidelines for silage and grazing.
John Sleigh on 17 Mar 2021
£220 increase is gross margin per cow at Greenvale
John Sleigh finds out more on how Mark and Shona found the Farm Profit Programme and how they increased gross margin per hectare on the farm by £423.
Darren Carty on 07 Mar 2021
Newford Farm update: weather playing ball with ideal grazing conditions
The farm has 50 cows and their calves, 56 yearling heifers and 39 yearling bullocks at grass, with grazing conditions as good as could be expected for this time of year.
Siobhán Walsh on 03 Mar 2021
Fertiliser prices up €15-20/t as protected urea supply tightens
Nitrogen remains in tight supply, particularly urea and protected urea is not available in some cases.
Brian Nicholson on 03 Mar 2021
Farmer Writes: lambing kicks off and workload increases
We have a system in place in the shed, when a sheep is placed in a pen, we have a little chart on the gate to record the time and any important details, writes Brian Nicholson.
Declan Marren on 03 Mar 2021
Grass+ Beef: turnout commences with lighter cattle
A dry week has seen many farms let out at least some stock with small batches of weanlngs or replacement heifers the first to hit grass in most instances.
Aidan Brennan on 01 Mar 2021
Dairy Management: how much nitrogen to spread?
The weather forecast for the week ahead is for dry and settled weather. This is the ideal time for spreading nitrogen, writes Aidan Brennan.
Siobhán Walsh on 24 Feb 2021
Tight supplies may prevent switch to protected urea
Stocks of urea are tight due to increased demand and lower production.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Feb 2021
CAN price set to break £250/t
The fertiliser market in NI has been rising since the start of the year
Siobhán Walsh on 17 Feb 2021
'Crazy' fertiliser market shows no sign of easing off
It looks unlikely that there will be a dip in prices that would often come towards the end of March.
Siobhán Walsh on 17 Feb 2021
Teagasc find no traces of protected urea in milk
This research is set to be published in the near future.
Adam Woods on 17 Feb 2021
Getting ready for grazing, calving records and dairy beef webinar
In this week's beef management notes beef editor Adam Woods takes a look at getting out to grass, keeping calving records and has details on an upcoming dairy calf to beef webinar on farmersjournal.ie
Siobhán Walsh on 10 Feb 2021
Fertiliser prices jump as supply tightens
Interest in protected urea had shown signs of increasing this season and even with this price increase it is still showing value over CAN.
Siobhán Walsh on 10 Feb 2021
Fertiliser prices jump on the back of tight supplies
Farmers contacting fertiliser suppliers for quotes this week will be met with caution as prices continue to climb.
Contributor on 03 Feb 2021
Protected urea – a better environmental choice
PJ O’Connor from Grassland Agro gives some answers to common questions on protected urea.
Contributor on 03 Feb 2021
Plenty of choice when it comes to fertiliser
Gavin McGowan from Target Fertilisers and Tim Sheil from J Bolger & Co, Wexford outline the variety of fertilisers that are available to farmers.
Adam Woods on 27 Jan 2021
Beef Management: compensatory growth, urea interactions and spring webinars
Beef editor Adam Woods takes a look at compensatory growth, lime, slurry and fertiliser interactions and he previews the first instalment of our spring webinar series, which kicks off next week.
Kieran Mailey on 27 Jan 2021
CAN and urea prices on the rise
Fertiliser prices in NI are on the rise, although 2021 nitrogen prices are broadly in line with recent years.