The topic for discussion in the second episode of our spring webinar series was fertiliser strategies for dairy and beef farms and how to get the most out of your slurry in 2022.

The spring series of webinars on farmersjournal.ie are supported by Chanelle and Axa farm insurance.

Managing costs will be a key challenge this year and fertiliser is going to be one of the big ones to get right.

We had some advice for lower-stocked farms and higher-stocked farms on what they should do in relation to fertiliser purchase and application.

Siobhán Walsh from the Irish Farmers Journal talked about getting the most out of your slurry in 2022 and went through some nutrient testing results from slurry samples taken on farms over the last few weeks.

Aidan Brennan went through through how to work out rates of application and some simple conversion calculations that farmers can do to make sure the correct rate is being applied. He also went through what the fertiliser strategy should be on dairy farms.

We also found out what’s happening on Tullamore Farm in relation to slurry and fertiliser application

The livestock team were also joined by Mark Plunkett from Teagasc to answer questions on slurry and fertiliser application this spring.