Farmers in clover with nitrogen breakthrough
On the Teagasc Research Farm at Solohead, an 1,100 gallons per acre dairy herd, stocked at 0.8 cows per acre, can be successfully managed on a grass clover sward, with a major reduction in nitrogen applications.
Researcher James Humphreys claims that increasing clover in the sward can reduce Nitrogen requirements by up to 50% without loss of production, and could enable more dairy farmers to qualify for a further income bonus through REPS payments.
