by webadmin | 18th Aug 2025 | News
It’s been an exceptional year for grass growth, with Teagasc predicting that growth rates will remain above average on most farms as the autumn approaches.Grass performance on both dairy and drystock farms remain strong, with Average Farm Cover (AFC) running at 762kg...
by webadmin | 1st Apr 2025 | News
Protected Urea is the nitrogen fertiliser most widely used by Irish farmers, helping them to meet their environmental requirements in terms of reduced Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and ammonia emissions. “From Target Fertilisers’ perspective, Protected Urea remains incredibly...
by webadmin | 4th Feb 2021 | News
As the cheapest feed source available to Irish farmers, grass, when conditions are favourable, can be grown in abundance. However, research conducted by Teagasc has shown that up to 85% of Irish soils are lacking the correct nutrients required to maximise grass...
by webadmin | 16th Jul 2020 | News
This year, more and more Irish farmers are following the advice of Teagasc and switching their nitrogen source from urea or calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), to protected urea. Protected urea has been identified by Teagasc as a fundamental way to reduce emissions in...
by webadmin | 23rd Jan 2020 | News
2019 was an excellent year for grass production and similar conditions will be favourable for farmers in 2020. January is a key time for planning for early grass growth and Nitrogen (N) will be the driving force of production. The restriction dates under the Nitrate...
by webadmin | 22nd Jan 2019 | News
When deciding whether to use a Urea or CAN (Calcium Ammonium Nitrate) product, multiple factors should be taken into consideration such as economic, climatic and environmental. Nationally, CAN sales are five times the volume of Urea sales with national Urea sales in...
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