Agri-Business
DAFM: Sales of fertiliser increase by over 8% in a year
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that total fertiliser sales have increased by almost 8.3%...
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Rural Life
Farmers advised to declare closing stock on fertiliser database now
The facility for declaring 2024 closing stock of fertiliser on the National Fertiliser Database (NFD) is now available online. The...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
DAFM reports 7% drop in overall fertiliser sales
337,246t of fertiliser was sold in the first two quarters of the fertiliser year for 2024, according to the Department...
Tillage
Potato growers must soil test to secure use of added phosphate
Teagasc has said that potato growers must soil test to secure the use of added phosphate fertiliser this year. Without...
Environment
Deadline for spreading chemical fertiliser tomorrow
The closed period for the application of chemical fertiliser (nitrogen N and phosphorous P) will commence on Friday, September 15,...
Agri-Business
Over 90,000 farmers registered on National Fertiliser Database
Over 90,000 farmers are registered on the National Fertiliser Database which has come into effect today (Friday, September 1), the...
Veterinary
Veterinary medicines bill completes passage in Seanad
The Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023 has completed passage through the Seanad, with the amendments...
Dairy Technical
Changes to nitrates regulations that you need to be aware of
The recent changes to the nitrates regulations will have an impact on all farms in Ireland, no matter what their...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy Technical
Nitrates changes for 2023 that impact dairy farmers
As of January 1, 2023, there has been a number of changes to nitrates regulations that will effect livestock farmers....
Agri-Business
Fertiliser sale 'loophole' could make database 'unworkable'
There are concerns that the introduction of a National Fertiliser Database may be undermined by a significant loophole involving fertiliser...
Agri-Business
Work underway on IT system for fertiliser database
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that work is underway on developing the IT system for...