Fertiliser

Home Farm: firm ground and fertiliser purchases

I am keen to reduce covers as winter approaches to encourage clover growth in the spring.

VIEWPOINTS 11 November 2026

Home Farm: firm ground and fertiliser purchases

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CSO data confirms this is a difficult year for farming

CSO data confirms this is a difficult year for farming

NEWS 11 November 2026

Soil scheme highlights continued need for lime

Soil scheme highlights continued need for lime

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 November 2026

Why keeping riverbanks too tidy could be bad for water quality

Why keeping riverbanks too tidy could be bad for water quality

Why keeping riverbanks too tidy could be bad for water quality

NEWS 4 November 2026

Tirlán offers interest-free credit on fertiliser

Tirlán offers interest-free credit on fertiliser

Tirlán offers interest-free credit on fertiliser

NEWS 28 October 2026

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Home Farm: a week of paperwork

Home Farm: a week of paperwork

But before feeling smug, I must admit we had almost overlooked the obligation to send in our end of year stocks of fertiliser to the Department.

VIEWPOINTS 28 October 2026

Tirlán offers interest-free credit on fertiliser

Tirlán offers interest-free credit on fertiliser

The offer allows milk suppliers to spread the cost across the four peak milk-supply months, while payment will be taken against the first grain delivered in 2027 for grain suppliers.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Extension to upload information to fertiliser database to comply with scheme

Extension to upload information to fertiliser database to comply with scheme

The EU Fertiliser Exceptional Aid Scheme will pay farmers a maximum of €4,000.

SCHEMES 23 October 2026

Fertiliser prices: quotes vary widely as farmers weigh up buying for 2027

Fertiliser prices: quotes vary widely as farmers weigh up buying for 2027

Despite concerns that prices could rise again next year, limited cashflow and a difficult farming year are keeping many farmers out of the forward market.

NEWS 22 October 2026

Fertiliser aid scheme draws fire over who misses out and who gets capped

Fertiliser aid scheme draws fire over who misses out and who gets capped

The Fertiliser Exceptional Aid Scheme puts money in farmers pockets, so that's good, right? But farmers being farmers, and the Irish being the Irish, no-one is happy.

DEALER 21 October 2026

Grain Trends: markets drop, but still reasons for increases

Grain Trends: markets drop, but still reasons for increases

Markets were down this week, but there are still reasons for an increase in prices in the coming weeks and months.

MARKETS 21 October 2026

Obstacles to generational renewal

Obstacles to generational renewal

"Strangling policies play havoc with young farmers' plans" - Mark Connors, Waterford IFA co-chair

LETTERS 21 October 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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