fertiliser

So I've just checked my silage ground and I'm not sure what to do... It's probably just below welly boot height It's had no fertiliser or slurry yet Options that I can see: Option A: Cut this week, get slurry and fertiliser on and have a big cut at the end of may? Yes I'll only get 3ish...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Breeding season is fast approaching, and although the use of artificial insemination (AI) grows year-on-year, stock bulls still have a place on many farms. There is an increased risk with having a bull on the farm, but there are also a number of...

I was shocked to see world war 3 trending on twitter last night, hadnt given much thought to the israel and HAMAS conflict until i read last night Iran were now involved firing 200 drones/missiles directly at israel and the USA was now involved trying to defend Israel..... this seems to be...

I’ve got 40k to spend, so looking for a decent tractor. Would like 50k, air brakes and possibly front linkage. Main workload, hedge cutting, silage work ( mowing, raking, trailers etc) Baling, cultivations………

I've recently got a new bunning rear discharge muck spreader. I'm going to be spreading a couple of fields at a time with chicken muck and then ploughing it down so spreading will be stop start. Chicken muck is very acidic....or maybe is it alkaline? Anyway I want to keep the paint and spreader...

I can imagine a bit of vulnerability to start with but with short memories and cheap food so imperative for our short sighted governments probably long term we will be worse off. I think Ukraine have shown real backbone but at the end of the day the odds are stacked against them while we...

Genuine question, and I know that I'll get a thousand different answers. What is a "standard" working day to you, or your staff, on your farm? How many hours? On a run of the mill day - not lambing/calving/harvest/silage etc For reference, I'm thinking 800ac, mixed beef/sheep/arable, modern...

so Its looking like I’m not going to get all my Spring barley in this year. What’s the best to plant end of April/may. Don’t mind if it’s to just graze lambs or to cut it. wondered about vetch and cutting it then grazing lambs on it over the winter. Any better ideas?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With grassweed pressures rumbling on, one way to achieve sufficient control is by taking advantage of sugar beet in the rotation, even if there’s a limited armoury of effective herbicides. CPM finds out more. By Janine Adamson and Rob...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s taken three decades from inception to UK industry adoption, but Closed Transfer Systems are here to stay. CPM explores how this technology came to fruition and the benefits it brings to operators, the environment and the industry...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund. M&S aims to remove 11,000t of greenhouse emissions and to cut carbon by 8.4%. This includes a £1 million investment in...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Achieving resilient disease control relies on many independent factors coming together under the stewardship of growers and agronomists. In the first of BASF’s Real Results Roundtables, CPM hosts an open discussion to understand the...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It might be one of those years where it’s sorely tempting to tighten the belt where input spend is concerned, but this could be a false economy. CPM explores the benefits of a well-timed T2. By Melanie Jenkins Variability, not just...

Your basis membership just got better Has anyone else had an email saying that the fee is going to go up by £55 per year? I'm struggling to work out what last year's cost was but I think it was around £150 (basis + facts), does that make it a 30% increase? They are trying to justify it with...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Outgoing British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) president, Prof. Elizabeth Magowan has said that there is a “growing body” of evidence that “livestock are an important part of the wider ecosystem”. The president spoke at the BSAS 2024 annual...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Land prices in Northern Ireland are currently averaging £13,500/ac. This figure was confirmed by Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac McKervey at the launch of this year’s Balmoral Show. McKervey said: “There is a strong demand at farm level to...

What’s the longer term view of what is going to happen with prices? I’ve been around a few dealer yards over the last week or so and generally they all seem to be trying to reduce stock levels. They are reluctant to trade things in and the amount of times I’ve heard ‘you’d be better off selling...

Is it too late to plant now ..diablo variety , field very different in the fact one end is quite shallow and stoney , other half wet and heavy?

Looks like a window opening up end of week, weekend to get sprayer out. OSR beginning to flower, have Fungicide,PGR, boron to go on. Have had spray recs for about a month and never got it on. It's had 110kg/N already but normally like to get last application on as flowering starts. Winter...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said that “unrelenting” wet weather means farmers are facing continued financial pressure. Lockhart, who is the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) environment, food and rural affairs Westminster representative...