FEATURE ARTICLE - The importance of Nutrient Management
IMPROVING Nutrient Management on farms In the North West is one of the Livestock Programme’s key themes, but why is it important and how does it affect performance?
Read more | Comments (0) | March 24 2010
Soil aeration is hot topic with Langdale and Seathwaite Farmers Group
LANGDALE and Seathwaite Farmers Group are investigating grassland management techniques and arranged for speaker James Bretherton to give a presentation entitled "Soil Structure - Soil Health, The Missing Link" at the Crown Inn at Coniston.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 24 2010
Don’t let the late spring trip up your grazing plan
MONITOR the grass closely now or risk the growth getting out of hand before you've had a chance to introduce your grazing plan, warns Piers Badnell of DairyCo.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 23 2010
Cold late spring demands special grazing care
PROLONGED cold and wet conditions across much of the country in the winter and early spring make it more important than ever for beef and sheep producers to manage their grazing with the greatest possible care.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 15 2010
Get the upper crust with slurry
ALLOWING a crust to form on a slurry lagoon or tank is a cost-free method of reducing emissions while storing manure and slurry, and will help get more nutrients from your muck into your soils and crops, according to the latest information from DairyCo.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 11 2010
Nutrient management resource meets farmers needs
THE Tried & Tested nutrient management plan launched in March 2009 has proved a huge success with more than 13,500 plans now disseminated to farmers.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 26 2010
Performance Grants Update – February 2010
A TOTAL of 128 performance grant applications have so far gone through decision panels to help improve animal health and welfare, nutrient management and resource efficiency on livestock farms in the North West.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 25 2010
PLANET ‘Industry Standard’ Nutrient Management software
PLANET has been developed by ADAS for the routine field-level planning and recording of fertiliser and manure use based on RB209 Fertiliser Recommendations, and as a compliance tool for the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone regulations.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 24 2010
MANNER – predicting organic manure nitrogen supply
MANNER is a user friendly software tool that helps farmers and advisors to quantify manure crop available nitrogen (N) supply, and to assess how changing the timing and method of manure application can affect N losses via ammonia volatilisation and nitrate leaching.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 24 2010
Get ready for turnout
DAIRYCO extension officer Piers Badnell shares best practice to prepare for turnout.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 15 2010