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Fertiliser for grazing paddocks across the main grazing season

Fertiliser for grazing paddocks across the main grazing season

Liam Stack, M.Agr.Sc, Technical Manager for Dairygold Agri Business

To grow grass across the summer we need to spread 1 unit of nitrogen a day or 30 units a month. At farm level it is not uncommon to use a bag of CAN after each round of grazing. With a rotation length of 20 days this is spreading 27 units in 20 days or c.40 units per month.

 

We also need to look after the P, K and S requirements of our grazing ground.

 

If you have spread P and K across the spring to meet your ground requirements you can use straight N across the summer.  However, if you have not spread P and K in the spring you will need to spread sweet 18s across the main grazing season

– For index 2 P and K ground: use 1.5 bags of sweet 18s across the summer

– For index 1 P and K ground: use 3 bags of sweet 18s across the summer + 0.5 bags of muriate of potash in September/October

 

All ground should get 16-20 units of Sulphur across the year.  How much have you spread year to date? Do you need to include S in your summer fertiliser plan?

Call your Area Sales Manager, local branch or Inside Sales on 022 31644 for more information