Hi All
got an amazone ZAM 3001 & want to spread Diamond N Shield 46%n in urea form with limus shell & urea with sulphur 33/30 at 24 m at 12km
anyone got any vane settings etc as it’s not on the app & amazone have not got back to me
Findings from field trials of a root-based grain protein predictor are available in a new research report. The results show that the test can be used to help decide whether to apply late nitrogen to milling wheat.
The ability to accurately predict grain protein content during relatively early...
We all know of horror stories or have suffered bad fertiliser loads. Be it origin and others and their set solid stuff or very dusty batches from all manufacturers.
Well we had a load of Pulan delivered and been applying it. Perfectly fine stuff no dust or set pieces etc. Spread fine and no...
As above what do people use? Hyd oil and diesel? Some kind of corrosion inbitor like Lanoguard or a silicon paint protector? Any recommendations gratefully received, thank you.
Liquid fertiliser on grassland
Hi all , seen an add on DoneDeal IRE for liquid fertiliser. It was a mix of Nitrogen+Sulphur+Humate+Seaweed
Didn’t look too bad in my opinion. I rang them up and it’s going to cost a bit to get it delivered to mainland UK. Was wondering if anyone else is using...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Agronomy business ProCam has called for growers to maximise oil content to optimise bonuses paid on top of yield despite the falling of UK oilseed rape (OSR) from the previous £600/t.
ProCam agronomist Daniel Hatchett said, if an oil bonus pays...
5 levers to optimise your crop protection treatments
In order to reduce the development of diseases and pests on crops and thus maximise yields, farmers often resort to the application of crop protection treatments. Their action must be carried out in an efficient and environmentally friendly...
How are people getting on now we are paying for a dry Jan/Feb?
Spring barley drilled 2 weeks ago, not through yet. Drilled this first as on heavy ground which we managed to muck in Feb but no ploughing and it went in well.
Some spring beans drilled 10 days ago and had another go this afternoon...
Hi all ,
needing some advice on one of my permanent pasture sheep fields , we are a marsh so can get quite boggy but when the grass does grow it is thick in patches with clover but majority is yellow patches that look dead but are actually moss . Any suggestions on how to improve it ?
Thanks 😊 🐑
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Agrii agronomist Tom Land has confirmed that the variety and structural make-up of fertiliser is changing.
He spoke at a recent farm workshop, hosted by Lemken, at the Ballymoney premises of John McElderry Tractors in north Co. Antrim.
According to...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
The latest crops update from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland has confirmed the high cost of fertiliser relative to current grain price.
According to CAFRE crops advisor, Leigh McClean, this means that...
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Navigating disease control with an ever-declining chemical armoury is a challenge for many, so could leaning on historic natural options be beneficial in bolstering crop protection? CPM looks at the innovation behind two naturally-derived...
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With gross margins being squeezed, CPM talks to a grower looking to reduce inputs and finds out how a specialist biostimulants is helping to bolster disease control on the farm.
By Mike Abram
A cost-squeeze could be coming. There won’t...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
The latest updates from the Lemken: Agrii soils’ programme were delivered to a group of tillage farmers in Northern Ireland, courtesy of a workshop recently hosted by John McElderry Tractors.
The event was held in the company’s Ballymoney premises...
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Deciding how to get the most from expensive nitrogen fertiliser is at the forefront of many minds this spring. CPM talks to two growers at the cutting edge of applied farm research to see how the knowledge they’re gaining from this is...
Our mowing meadows are all old pp, we have drained and limed ( thin soil over clay at 1000’ in the Pennines) muck spread as and when but no artificial fertiliser.
Slow growing meaning we get a light cut mid to late July , though it makes lovely sweet hayledge.
Downside is apart from may until...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Initial trends from Northern Ireland’s Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) are now available with the data on sulphur (S) of key interest.
The results available up to this point relate to soils sampled and analysed in Co. Down.
Specifically, they...
What do you do, I have always been 120 keg/ha, but never make malting and so I think I should either up it to 150 kgs and go for yield. What do you find works and what sort of yields are you getting.
mine is planet and we seem to be around 6.5 t/ha
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