Monthly spreading wins

EVEN more promising than once-a-day milking, once-a-month fertiliser spreading has given good results in dairy farm trials.

Remarkable results from Teagasc research carried out at Solohead, Co Tipperary and Moorepark, Co Cork indicate that the frequency fertiliser spreading on intensive dairy farms can be reduced by 90%, without losing grass production.

The researchers harvested grass every four weeks from March to November.