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Northern Ireland
Nitrogen efficiency varies across NI dairy farms
Peter McCann
Nitrogen-use efficiency is a measure of the amount of nitrogen consumed by a dairy cow which subsequently ends up in milk protein.
17 May 2023 Management
Dairy Management: keeping on top of high grass growth
With growth rates set to hit over 90kg per day on many farms, Aidan Brennan says farmers need to be alert in order to ensure quality remains good.
17 May 2023 Management
Beef Management: silage quality, SCEP payment rates and Newford Open Day
Adam Woods has some tips on making quality silage, the new SCEP payment rates and details of an upcoming open day on Newford farm
Fertilising grazing swards during peak growth - hold off or crack on?
Grass growth should hit peak levels during the second half of May and with surplus grazing emerging, some farmers will query whether fertiliser is needed or not.
16 May 2023 Grass & feeding
CAN prices drop back below £400/t
The latest price quotes for fertiliser show that the market is continuing to trend down.
10 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Hopeful west Cork nitrates results still fall short of water quality targets
Context on targets and baselines is needed when assessing what impact promising water quality results recorded in the Timoleague catchment could have on the derogation debate, researchers say.
8 May 2023 News
Keep an eye on nitrogen rates on tillage crops
There are a lot of spring crops which are due their nitrogen in the coming days. It is important to keep within the nitrogen limits.
7 May 2023 News
Tillage Management: nitrogen, herbicides and aphids
There is plenty of work to be done on tillage farms. Planting continues for some and other crops are at many different growth stages.
3 May 2023 Husbandry
Five farm management jobs for May
As the daily workload on cattle farms moves from winter feeding to grazing and fieldwork, outlined are five jobs to focus on in May.
29 April 2023 Management
Replacing CAN and urea with protected urea can reduce GHGs by 71% - Teagasc
Improving soil fertility, using LESS and incorporating clover allows farmers to cut bagged nitrogen without losing yield.
28 April 2023 Climate and environment
CAN price falls into the low £400s
Price quotes for nitrogen fertiliser have fallen again, with some taking up to £40/t off
26 April 2023 Northern Ireland
Tillage Management: planting to start and finish in places and crops to spray
Some farmers are not getting appropriate weather for planting. There are a lot of jobs to pack into the weather windows.
26 April 2023 Husbandry