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Research finds that farmers are using 25% more N fertiliser than required

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Research finds that farmers are using 25% more N fertiliser than required

Research work by James Humphreys and colleagues in the late nineties indicate that 200 to 220 units of N per acre are sufficient to support 1 cow per acre without clover.

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Farmers slow to embrace benefits of clover

farming

Clover sward can replace two thirds of nitrogen at 1.25 acres per cow

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Using fertilisers efficiently must be a priority

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Reseeded swards have higher yields

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N still proving a popular chemical fertiliser

Monthly spreading wins

EVEN more promising than once-a-day milking, once-a-month fertiliser spreading has given good results in dairy farm trials.

Thu, 07 Sep, 2006

Teagasc urges reviews ahead of EU reforms

Changes in EU policy will demand a radical re-appraisal of business strategies by dairy farmers, a Teagasc national dairy conference was told in Cork yesterday.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Farmers in clover with nitrogen breakthrough

A FORMULA to reduce fertiliser nitrogen bills by up to 50% on grassland farms has been developed by researchers on a Co Tipperary farm.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004

Clover seeding key to REPS dairy success

CLOVER seeding about 20% of the farm each year is the key to successful REPS dairy farming at Teagasc's Solohead Research Farm in Co Tipperary, from which research results have now been published.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2003