Soil fertility shown to vary hugely across the country
Offaly had the best soil fertility nationally in 2014, based on test results, with 19% of soils tested having good overall fertility.
However, it is clear that farmers in each county need to act on improving soil fertility. In the long term, declining soil nutrients will severely hamper our grass-based and tillage production. Leitrim had the worst soil fertility in 2014 with 1% of soils tested having good overall fertility.
