Stephen Cadogan: The new fertiliser gaining traction
ICL says polysulphate can be used in combination with other fertilisers, or the naturally occurring combination of sulphur, potassium, magnesium, and calcium can often be applied directly to the soil. Picture: ICL
More and more Irish farmers are using a new fertiliser which is mined only a few hundred kilometres away in Yorkshire, England.
It is a welcome change from dependence on non-European sources. The EU has traditionally depended on imports from around the world for 30%, 68%, and 85% of its consumption of inorganic nitrogen, phosphates and potash nutrients, respectively.
