Beef
Today is World Soil Day - look after it
December 5 marks World Soil Day. Organised by the United Nations, the theme of this year’s World Soil Day is:...
Soil
Environment
Soil moisture deficits...no deficit this week
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) are starting to look a lot less attractive than they have all year. On Wednesday (November...
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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...
Environment
On trend: Soil a hot topic on TV next Monday
Our soils are one of our most valuable resources and they are running out. This week, RTE’s 10 Things to...
Tillage
Do you know what's in a handful of soil?
Soil is a haven for biodiversity and micro-organisms. The world’s soil contains between one quarter and one third of all...
Tillage
Our soils are depleting faster than they can be regenerated
Fiona Brennan delivered a few stark messages about our soils as she began to address the Biological Farming Conference –...
Grass
Poor soil structure could cost up to £220/ha...but can you avoid common pitfalls?
Healthy soils are said to be the engine driving production on any farm; but just how much could poor soil...
N.Ireland
98% of Northern Ireland soils inadequately analysed
‘Soil Health’ is a relatively new term that is being discussed more and more by farmers, growers, agronomists and researchers....
Grass
Are we only playing at grassland management?
Some farmers, it might be argued, have been deluding themselves for generations – believing they are good grassland managers. Yes;...
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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...
Opinion
Crop yields up in 2017: Isn’t life full of surprises?
I find it staggering that all of the main crop yields, including potatoes, increased last year. Despite all of the...
N.Ireland
Last chance to attend soil analysis report training
If you are one of over 1,000 farmers across Northern Ireland who received free soil sampling and analysis reports and...
N.Ireland
Soil analysis shows much work to be done on improving soil condition
Land is the most limiting and expensive resource on dairy farms but only half of Northern Irish soils analysed this...
N.Ireland
Soil: Taking the pressure off this winter
You might feel like you need tracks – or maybe even a raft – to cope with some of the...
N.Ireland
Managing slurry nutrients: Are you making the most of the brown stuff?
The amount of livestock manure applied in the UK each year would fill all the lanes of the M1, plus...
Environment
Is ploughing driving your earthworms away?
Scientists from University College Dublin and the University of Vigo, Spain, have found that the digging, stirring and overturning of...
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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....
Environment
'Pumping' atmospheric carbon into the soil to mitigate global warming is not feasible
UN plans to mitigate global warming by burying atmospheric carbon in the ground to enrich soil are laudable but currently...
Tillage
Soil selenium levels set to crash
New research, carried out at Rothamsted in the UK, has found that selenium concentrations in soils across the world are...
Grass
'Fertiliser application in January is not a one size fits all decision'
There has been plenty of discussion around fertiliser application in January and it is not a once size fits all...
Environment
Soil test results represent real power for farmers
Average soil P, K and pH levels remain low and are holding back Irish farmers from meeting the full production...