Podcasts Government The Tillage Edge Getting the best from cover crops and organic manures on Don Somers farm

Getting the best from cover crops and organic manures on Don Somers farm

Published: Sept. 28, 2023, 5 a.m.

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In the second of a three part series from a Signpost farm walk on Don Somers\\u2019 farm in Wexford, Michael Hennessy chats to Martin Bourke, a Teagasc Advisor, about getting the best from organic manures and how Don Somers has utilised this resource to build soil fertility on his farm.\\xa0

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Ciaran Hickey, a Teagasc tillage advisor, also presenting at the event, told the Tillage Edge podcast that cover crops are a valuable part of soil management on Don\\u2019s farm.\\xa0 He also expanded on how Don\\u2019s use of cover crops has evolved over time.

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