While knowing the nutrient concentrations in your manure, the nutrient levels in the soil, and the nutrient needs of future crop needs are important, another critical component of the manure ...

Lawn spreaders are needed to feed grass. Consumer insights reveal that many are confused about the easiest ways to use lawn spreaders and lawn food. With so many different numbers on bags and ...

French manufacturer Sulky builds drills and tillage kit as well as fertiliser spreaders. Imported into the UK by Cambridgeshire firm RECO, the X44 was introduced in 2007 and heads Sulky’s range of ...

A 2011 survey of UK growers revealed that about one-quarter of growers never calibrate their fertiliser spreaders and could, therefore, be losing out in crop yields as well as missing the vital ...

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With fertiliser costs amounting to €430/ha on farms, it is vital that the correct rate is applied evenly, advises Dermot Forristal of the Teagasc Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme at Oak Park.