Fertiliser Prices Bulk Articles & Analysis
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Aberdeen Press and Journal discuss this week how arable farmers can cut costs and boost yields. To leverage a return on investment, growers must of course minimise the cost per tonne produced and one such way of doing this is to maximise crop yield. But obviously, according to BASF’s Scottish agronomy manager, Dudley Kitching, there is no ‘silver bullet’ to achieve increased ...
As fuel and fertiliser prices ease somewhat, not everyone working in this sector benefited. ...
Last month a Northallerton farmer harvested what could well be the highest yield of rapeseed ever recorded. With 7.2t/ha, the crop way outweighs the UK national average of 4t/ha. The restored hybrid variety, Incentive, grew well for a number of reasons attributed by farmer, Steve Tuer. To begin with, the farm used to be a dairy farm, so there is thought to be a lot of inherent fertility in the ...
It’s silage-making time across many of the UK’s farms and the weather is holding to get silage-making done, according to Wiltshire Times. With most days last week having been dry, Thursday did bring rain, but the timing was just right, as in many cases, first-cut silage was completely dry. The first process in silage making is cutting the crop, after which it needs to be left to wilt ...
Not only are application practices and techniques widely debated, but so too is the management, purchasing and storage of this valuable commodity. Of course, price is a sensitive issue in respect to all farming costs, with fertiliser being one of the most significant costs for growers. Fluctuating purchasing costs, mixing time and the timely application of liquid ...
Summary The 12 states of the Hypoxia Task Force have devised new strategies to speed up reduction of nutrient levels in waterways in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin. High nutrients levels are a key contributor each summer to the large area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico known as a dead zone. Each state has outlined specific actions it will take to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus in ...
As we approach growing season, the focus of attention in farming shifts towards fertiliser and Farmers Weekly explains how one farm believes that boom sprayers can boost fertilizer accuracy. The piece explains how disc spreaders have come a long way in recent years. However, they fail to provide the accuracy that some growers need and many are shifting to boom sprayers instead. This was ...
The current low oil prices could be interpreted as a double-edged sword too. Cheaper oil cuts the costs of running a farm, impacting not just the price of fuel, but many agri-chemicals, including liquid fertiliser too. ...
The current low oil prices could be interpreted as a double-edged sword too. Cheaper oil cuts the costs of running a farm, impacting not just the price of fuel, but many agri-chemicals, including liquid fertiliser too. ...
Although prices seem relatively high at present, speaking to Farming Week, Openfield national fertiliser manager, Graham Colledge commented; “…when one considered in relation to the forward price of wheat for next harvest, today’s fertiliser prices look realistic”. So now is the time to ...
Although we’ve written a great deal about the extremely wet weather lately and how farmers can exploit this free resource through the installation of rainwater harvesting tanks, according to Herald Scotland, farmers in the west of Scotland have experienced a spate of dry weather that they have used to their advantage. Recent dry weather has allowed farmers to get their spring crops sown ...
And for when slurry levels are lower, farmers could look to make savings on liquid fertiliser through bulk buying and correct storage. Enduramaxx liquid fertiliser tanks are available in sizes right through to 30,000 litres, enabling farmers to store large volumes of pre-mixed fertilizer. Made from a rugged UV stabilised polyethylene, ...
Farming UK this week reports on a promising advancement in fertilizer that could see farmers slash fertiliser costs, boost yields and protect the environment following the launch of a new nitrogen-fixing bacteria mix. The fertiliser is a combination of nitrogen-fixing and nutrient-solubilising bacteria and fixes atmospheric nitrogen, turning it into a usable source for the crop. The fertiliser ...
Seaweed Energy Solutions AS (SES) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Denmark's Seaweed Seed Supply AS, a move that sharply reinforces SES' position as Europe's leading player in large-scale seaweed cultivation for renewable energy and other uses. The acquisition of SSS marks a key step for SES in its strategy of pioneering large-scale seaweed farming due ...