App enables farmers to keep easily accessible record of fertiliser usage

Farmers will be able to keep a more easily accessible record of their fertiliser usage with a new mobile phone app created by Teagasc in association with Vodafone.

Formally launched by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney at the National Ploughing Championships in New Ross, Co Wexford, the Teagasc app features an interactive “fertiliser tracker” tool, which can be used by farmers to record fertiliser purchases and compare the total Nitrogen (N), Phosphate (P) and Potassium (K) actually used to their annual fertiliser plan.

The new app also carries a link to the mobile version of the Teagasc website, enabling users to keep in touch with the national agri-research organisation’s latest news, upcoming events and current publications.