The best way to utilise pig slurry on tillage land

Targeting soils low in P and K is the best way to utilise pig slurry on tillage land, Teagasc advises

Using pig slurry for build-up is very productive. Then, top up with your chemical fertiliser.

Targeting soils low in P and K is the best way to utilise pig slurry on tillage land, said Teagasc tillage specialist Ciaran Collins during a recent Pig Edge podcast on pig slurry as an alternative to chemical fertilisers in tillage farming.

“To do that with chemical fertiliser is really, really expensive," Mr Collins said. "Pig slurry is ideal in that scenario if you have index 1 or index 2. Using that pig slurry for build-up is very productive. Then, top up with your chemical fertiliser.