Making top quality silage this summer
Silage preservation: The battle begins Your allies: The Lactic Acid producing bacteria The enemy: Nitrates Within the silage making process we want to reduce pH to pickle the silage. The…
View Post >Why multi-species swards are becoming so popular
More and more farmers are sowing multi-species swards, containing a mixture of grass, legumes and herbs. Germinal’s grass and forage expert Niall Laffan tells us why and describes the latest…
View Post >Fertiliser Advice August 2021
Please contact our inside sales team on 022-31644 or your Area Sales Manager to formulate a late season fertiliser strategy that meets your farms requirements.
View Post >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….
View Post >Fertiliser after round bales – put back in what your take off
Liam Stack, M.Agr.Sc, Technical Manager for Dairygold Agri Business 4-5 bales/acre will remove around 6-8 units of P/ac and 40-50 units of K/ac. Farmers have found soil K indexes…
View Post >Nutrient Requirements and Fertiliser Options for 2nd Cut Silage
Liam Stack, M.Agr.Sc, Technical Manager for Dairygold Agri Business The nutrient requirement of 2nd cut silage is dependent on: The soil P and K index Have you applied the build-up…
View Post >Soil Fertility and NUE
Liam Stack, M.Agr.Sc, Dairygold Technical Manager Growth year to date has been sluggish. There has been little if any opportunity to harvest silage, take round bales or close ground for…
View Post >Time to Get Your Grass Tested? Here’s How With Dairygold
Dairygold Agri Business have grass testing available, where either individuals can take their grass samples themselves or a Sampler can be sent out on farm to take samples using a…
View Post >The Facts on Applying Lime
View Post >Feed Your Soils Correctly for the Best Return on Fertiliser
By Liam Stack, M.Agr.Sc Ruminant Technical Manager Buying fertiliser without getting your soil sampled and a having a fertiliser plan is like ordering feed without knowing what group of animals…
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