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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Increasing nutrient planning and milk from forage
If you haven’t done so already, sit down and complete a nutrient management plan and a liming plan for the year ahead. I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but it can’t be stressed enough.
If new soil test results have been received, then use them and don’t leave them in a drawer or your inbox! It mightn’t be long before slurry is spread, so knowing where to spread it and how much, is the starting point to using this resource wisely. Completing a plan, allows you to buy the fertiliser you need rather than the fertiliser you always buy.
For those in NVZ’s take note of when manures and fertiliser can be spread, where you can’t spread them and assess the risk of run-off before spreading.
Soil fertility is key in growing forage, and the worry is when the milk to feed price ratio is high, farmers might place less emphasis on growing sufficient high-quality forage. No national data exists, but industry figures indicate that milk from forage is on a decreasing trajectory year on year.
We seem to be feeding cows more like sows than cows. We have the climate to grow grass and clover to convert into milk by optimising grazed and conserved herbage in the diet of dairy cows.
It’s not a straightforward sum of feeding more concentrate to produce more milk, this oversimplifies the reality and doesn’t take account of more subtle extra costs associated with pushing for more milk, by feeding more concentrate and less forage.
Grassland agronomy advice
The latest grassland fertiliser and nutrition advice from the Yara agronomists.
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.
Listen to the latest grassland podcasts
If you are short of time why not check out our bite-size podcasts for the latest thoughts on grassland nutrition.
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