Knowing the chemical fertiliser limit for your farm
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Environmental specialist, Tim Hyde, is on this week’s OviCast to discuss fertiliser limits on farms.    We discuss how the introduction of the fertiliser register has put purchased fertiliser more in the spotlight on farms.    Tim explains the implications of this, how farmers can work out their stocking rate and what the limits are on farm.    We discuss the importance of soil sampling, how this impacts your fertiliser limit and the importance of a fertiliser plan.    We finish up discussing some changes to slurry spreading and the use of LESS technology on farms that are in place this season and coming down the tracks.    For more episodes from the OviCast podcast, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast
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