Tillage
The role of agricultural lime in driving crop productivity
Soil acidity is a major factor in fertiliser efficiency. Applying lime can reduce requirements for many crop nutrients. These include:...
Soil pH
Dairy
Reminder: Still time to collect soil samples before spring
The key to decent pasture production in 2025 starts with collecting soil samples and assessing the soil fertility of your...
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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...
Tillage
Tillage: The impact of soil pH on nutrient availability
Agronomists agree that soil pH must be considered the all-important starting-point of any crop fertiliser plan. This is because the...
Dairy
Should you be liming at this time of the year?
Many farmers are focused on liming and getting their second-cut silage in as a result of favourable weather conditions this...
Dairy
Liming extension: Opportunity to correct your soil fertility
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue announced on June 12 that under the National Liming Programme,...
Beef
Lime usage expected to double in coming years
It is envisaged that lime usage on Irish farms will double over the coming years. Moreover, this enhanced usage level...
Dairy
P and K 'holiday' will reduce Irish soil fertility levels
Farmers opting to take phosphate and potash (P and K) holidays over recent years may well see this impact negatively...
Environment
Lime - cheapest and most effective soil conditioner
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland over recent years....
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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
Dairy advice: Time to review herbage production
Late autumn / early winter is a good time to develop a plan to improve or maintain herbage production on...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Correcting soil pH with lime on silage fields
After second-cut silage is a good time to spread lime on silage fields and correct any pH deficiencies to improve...
CAP / Schemes
Reminder: Closing date for National Liming Programme tomorrow
Farmers are reminded that tomorrow (Thursday, April 20) is the closing date to apply to the National Liming Programme. The...
Tillage
Correct soil pH crucial as demand for lime grows
There is a large demand for lime on tillage farms according to Teagasc, which has advised that correct soil pH...
Tillage Technical
Analysis: Many arable soils in UK still too acidic
Analysis carried out by NRM Laboratories has confirmed that a significant proportion of arable soils in the UK are too...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Why are soil pH values so important?
When soil pH values are low, clay is actually dissolved. This leads to problems from an agricultural point of view....
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Dairy Technical
Have you taken soil samples yet?
Monitoring and maintaining soil health is vital on any farm to maximise herbage production, and the only way this can...
Dairy Technical
Developing a soil health plan for your farm
Developing a soil health plan for farms is possibly one of the most important things a farmer can do over...
Tillage
Crops: Impact of soil pH on nutrient availability
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), soil pH must be considered the all-important starting point of any crop fertiliser...
Dairy Technical
Soil compaction a potentially limiting factor on many farms
One of the main messages highlighted at a recent Teagasc farm walk was that soil compaction will limit the amount...