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Home Farm: know your potassium (K) level
Matt Dempsey
In our recent soil test, I was horrified to find that the soil was index 1 for K (potassium).
10 December 2024 Management
Reducing the risk of listeriosis in silage diets
Listeriosis is a disease affecting cattle fed poorly fermented silage which is prone to mould and heating.
24 September 2024 Management
Autumn lime spreading to tee up grassland for spring
Lime can take four to six months to correct soil pH, so an autumn application can set up grassland for growth next spring.
Concerns raised about SNHS advice
Applying nutrients to high nature value land could have unintended consequences, a leading ecologist has suggested.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland