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Fertiliser is one of the largest variable costs every year on tillage farms and on the latest Tillage Edge podcast, Dr Veronica Nyhan, a tillage advisor in Teagasc, chats through the benefits of planning the correct nutrients for each crop in 2024. \xa0

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Veronica explains that the basis of a nutrient management plan are soil samples which are up to date.\xa0 Without these results there is no allowance for phosphate to this parcel.

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Veronica then explains how the new fertiliser register changes the dynamics of how the Department of Agriculture can use this information during inspections. \xa0

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There is very little, if any, wriggle room for farmers at inspection as the DAFM have a track record of all of the purchases of chemical fertilisers. \xa0

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National Tillage Conference

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The Teagasc National Tillage Conference takes place on January 31st in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny.

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The conference will have a mix of research and addressing the current issues both in presentation format and in workshop sessions. \xa0

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For further details of the conference and to register click here:\xa0

https://www.teagasc.ie/news--events/national-events/events/national-tillage-conference-2024.php

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For more episodes and information from the Tillage Edge podcast go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/

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