Spreading nitrogen and sulphur at the same time means more grass
Applying fertilisers containing nitrogen and sulphur means the grass uses nitrogen more effectively, you get more kgs of dry matter per kg of nitrogen that you apply
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NVZ fertiliser dates for grassland
It’s important to know this autumn that if you are farming in a NVZ area in England or farming in Wales, you can still spread manufactured nitrogen fertiliser from the 15th of September to the 31st of October on grassland. This could be particularly important as livestock farms recover from the drought and see an opportunity to maximise grass growth in September and October for late silage cuts and extending the grazing season to stave off housing livestock a while longer.
If you’re in a NVZ in England or Scotland or in Wales the closed period begins on tillage land on the 1st of September, and the 15th of September on grassland. But there is an exception for grassland in England and Wales, which allows for the spreading of manufactured nitrogen (N) fertiliser between the 15th of September and the 31st of October. The rules state that you can spread a total of 80 kg N/ha during this period, and you can only apply a maximum of 40 kg N/ha at any one time. Remember you can’t exceed your annual N-max limit on grassland.
For those establishing Italian ryegrass or Westerwolds after maize for some late grazing then it’s worthwhile spreading 90 kg/ha of YaraBela Extran to aid fast establishment and crop growth. If you’re growing these primarily for winter cover and early grazing/silage in the spring, then only apply nitrogen if the crop is visibly hungry for nitrogen.
Grassland agronomy advice
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Recent grassland webinars
Advice on managing fertiliser inputs on first cut silage crops this spring
Philip Cosgrave, Yara's Grassland Agronomist is joined by Nicola Ingram and Nigel Mills, Yara Area Managers for UK and Ireland, to discuss a range of topics to help inform farmers on how best to manage fertiliser applications this spring on silage crops.
Yara and CAFRE Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) - Update for fertiliser distributors
In this webinar Philip Cosgrave, Yara Grassland Agronomist and Aveen McMullan, Senior Agricultural Technologist at CAFRE provide an update on the Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) regulations relating to the use and application of inorganic fertilisers and an explanation of the requirement for fertilisation plans.
How to get healthy grass and happy cows
In this webinar, Philip Cosgrave is joined by Conrad Ferris from AFBI to talk about the planning behind a successful spring grassland nutrition strategy.
How to manage lime and fertiliser on a livestock farm
In this webinar, Philip Cosgrave of Yara and Kevin Havekes of Kilwaughter Lime collaborate to give an insight into how lime and fertiliser work hand in hand.
Grass, milk and robots - webinar
Our grassland agronomy expert Philip Cosgrave joins Cormac Garvey from Lely for this webinar to discuss grazing systems for robotic milking, grassland management and grassland nutrition management.
How manage grassland fertilisation in simple steps
In this webinar, Jon Telfer, Philip Cosgrave and Nigel Hester talk through the steps needed for successful grassland fertilisation.
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