'Overall soil fertility reached a very low status' - ICOS
ICOS said new training initiatives should include agricultural contractors who spread the vast majority of slurry. File Picture.
ICOS, representing co-ops, has called for the provision allowing phosphorous build-up on farms with stocking rates of 130 kg of N/Ha or above to be allowed continue.
In its submission to the review of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme, ICOS said overall soil fertility in Ireland reached a very low status between 2013 to 2015, with just 10% of soil samples showing good overall fertility in terms of pH (over 6.2), P and K (index 3 or better).
