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Farmers urged to reduce nitrogen levels in fertliser 
Cattle farmers can reduce the use of nitrogen in fertilisers to 50 kg of N/ha and still achieve 90% of the livestock performance. This was heard at a webinar with AFBI, Agrisearch and CAFRE, that focused on the reduction on nitrogen fertiliser. There’s has since been an interest in discussions regarding fertiliser due to recent price increases in the country. According to research conducted dairy farms can reduce the use…
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Early planning for protein crops reaps benefits
Many arable growers will be considering the option of including protein crops in their rotation as the pilot Protein Crop Scheme enters its second year. A number of growers grew these crops for the first time in 2021 in response to the support from the scheme. To assist, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) crops adviser, Iain Johnston, says that the “timing of drilling varies for the…