Spring fertiliser planning

<p>Teagasc Soil &amp; Plant Nutrition Specialist, Mark Plunkett, joins Ciarán Lynch on this week’s OviCast podcast to discuss fertiliser planning this spring. </p><p> </p><p>With fertiliser costs remaining high, Mark starts by explaining timing, location and rate of nitrogen application this spring with Mark highlighting the crops’ requirements at present. </p><p> </p><p>He discusses the P &amp; K requirements and how this could be supplied to grazing ground and the silage crop with Mark emphasising the importance of slurry use and alternative strategies where this is not available. </p><p> </p><p>He then discusses the impact of correcting soil pH has on productivity and N use efficiency and why more farmers need to consider spreading lime where needed. </p><p> </p><p>Finally, Mark highlights the importance of fertiliser spreader calibration this spring. </p><p> </p><p>For more info: </p><p><a href="https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/soil--soil-fertility/">https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/soil--soil-fertility/</a></p><p> </p><p>For more episodes from the OviCast podcast, visit the show page at:<br><a href="https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast">https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast</a></p>