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Alternative fertilisers risky for dairy farmers

Alternative fertilisers are a risk option for farmers wanting to offset the expense of artificial fertilisers. According to Glanbia, organic fertilisers such as untreated slurry or farmyard manure might be appealing but they can expose dairy farms to disease. Alternative fertilisers may include sewage, or other sludges or by-products from food waste companies. These may spread disease such as Salmonella, TB or Johne’s disease. What’s more, poultry litter is a…

EU’s lack of response to fertiliser alternatives questioned

Questions have been raised regarding whether the European Commission is doing anything to look at sources of fertiliser alternatives. Irish MEP Colm Markey raised concerns on the matter while speaking during a meeting in Europe earlier this week, where members of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) addressed the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture. The Fine Gael MEP asked the following question, “it’s…

ICMSA urges farmers to make high quality silage

Farmers have been urged to make plenty of high quality silage over the coming weeks. According to Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association president, Pat McCormack, this comes in the case of producers who plan on carrying high stock levels next winter. McCormack says “good stocks of high quality silage are the most effective buffer against high meal costs.” The ICMSA president confirmed that many livestock farmers had already made the decision…

EU response to fertiliser crisis criticised

There has been much criticism regarding the European Commission’s response to the crisis facing the fertiliser market. According to Copa Cogeca, the EU’s response “lacks concrete short-term actions”. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the group says markets have now been disrupted. Representing millions of European farmers, the group comments that “besides the energy and agricultural commodities that have been widely analysed and commented on, there is another market where the…

Farmers encouraged to spread fertiliser now

Mike Magan, the chair of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee, is encouraging farmers to make sure that enough fertiliser is spread on grassland now for grazing and first-cut silage. The newly formed committee currently has representatives from over 30 farm and agri-food organisations, and Magan gave the advice at their second meeting. He said that, “there is a good weather forecast for the weeks ahead,” and that farmers…

Outages of fertiliser expected as Russia/Ukraine conflict intensifies

Importer and blenders of fertilisers in Ireland are expected to experience “outages” on key finished product lines in the coming weeks as the Russian/ Ukraine conflict intensifies. According to Grassland Agro, managing director, Liam Woulfe, there has been a delay in receiving some fertiliser stock during this period, which further shows just how complicated the international fertiliser trading and logistics market is at the present time. It’s understood that…

Pig slurry the alternative fertiliser, research indicates

There’s a new alternative to chemical fertiliser and it comes in an organic form, that is pig slurry. According to the latest findings farmers have resorted to this alternative as it contains a high source of Nitrogen. The finding comes as the country faces inflated fertiliser prices with farmers concerned about the matter. Latest figures released by Teagasc indicate that pig slurry is worth €48/1,000 gallons and has double…