fertiliser

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Michael Bertram: "Our study is among the first to show that pharmaceutical pollution can affect not just behaviour in the lab, but outcomes for animals in their natural environment."</p>

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What’s really in our water? We can't manage what we can't measure

A nice cool glass of forever chemicals, painkillers, antibiotics, antihistamines, and synthetic hormones... testing for pharmaceuticals, PFAS, DOC, or emerging contaminants should be part of routine water monitoring — not an occasional research project

<p>Pollution monitoring at Timoleague Agricultural Catchments Programme. Pictures: Pádraic Fogarty</p>

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Crunching the numbers on pollution monitoring at Timoleague

<p>John Kerry, the US special presidential envoy for climate affairs, said agriculture accounts for about 33% of global carbon emissions, and attaining climate neutrality would only be possible by implementing transformative solutions for agricultural systems.</p>

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Ireland joins global effort to cut agricultural methane

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Anja Murray: Don't treat living soil like dirt

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Donal Hickey: Why peat-free is so important

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Seed shortage adds to growers' challenges

New spreader technology to improve fertiliser efficiency

New technology unveiled by machinery manufacturer Amazone will reduce the amount of fertiliser wasted on unproductive areas, such as field boundaries, without the hassle of leaving the cab.

Thu, 03 Feb, 2022

Irish plan to use GPS-controlled fertiliser spreaders assessed as 'Greenwashing'

Ireland was praised for using eco-schemes to support agroforestry or tree planting

Sun, 19 Dec, 2021

Dairy income to fall 16% in 2022

At the farm level, feed, fertiliser and fuel prices have all been on the increase in 2021. Fertiliser costs are expected to be the biggest worry for farmers in 2022.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2021

Hoping that fertiliser prices will fall and delaying spreading is fools folly

For a typical mid-sized farmer feeding 120 tons of ration and using 30 tons of fertiliser per year, the rise in input costs will add €23,400 of additional costs

Wed, 03 Nov, 2021

Oil prices follow gas adding to global energy crunch

Oil prices rose again and are now more than 4% up on the week, as a global energy crunch has boosted prices to their highest for years and prompted China to demand increased coal production.

Fri, 08 Oct, 2021

West Waterford dairy farm cuts all chemical nitrogen and saves €40k

An intensive farmer who milks 200 cows on 265 acres has saved close on €40,000 this year alone on fertiliser

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

Britain tells its food industry to prepare for CO2 gas price shock

Natural gas prices have spiked this year as economies reopened from Covid-19 lockdowns and high demand for liquefied natural gas in Asia

Wed, 22 Sep, 2021

Farmers fear income will be hit from duties on fertiliser imports

EU farmers could face €2bn in increased costs if the European Commission approves provisional anti-dumping duties on liquid nitrogen fertiliser imports, warn Copa and Cogeca.

Tue, 26 Mar, 2019

Big environmental role proven for new nitrogen fertiliser

Irish researchers have shown that replacing the straight nitrogen fertiliser most widely used by Irish farmers with a newer product can cut the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with fertiliser application by 73% on average in grassland.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016