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Managing Nitrogen
At the recent Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference, Dr Charles Merfield from BHU Future Farming Centre, described nitrogen as “the joker in the pack” of 92 elements.
Land-use change will protect iconic lake
Agreement has been reached on reducing by 20% the amount of nitrogen leaching into Lake Taupo through the ground.
Use N wisely and be productive
Brace yourself for hike in Overseer N loss
Irrigated dairy farms can expect nitrogen loss figures to leap when they run the latest version of Overseer.
More tools in the box
There's been noise in the market recently about urea coatings that can reduce volatilisation -– the process where nitrogen is lost to the atmosphere rather than available to the plant.
Nitrogen dollars dissolving in thin air
Million of dollars of nitrogen is vanishing into thin air, causing losses to farmers and to New Zealand in wasted imports, says fertiliser company Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
N. question hard to answer
Measuring the Irish environment
Irish dairy farmers are responding positively to a research programme designed to measure nitrogen and phosphorous leaching on their farms.
Nitrogen in effluent: fresher is better
The fresher the better, according to new research which shows available nitrogen from farm dairy effluent diminishes the longer the effluent is stored.
University farm hits the wall
The hot dry summer and a strategic move to use less nitrogen is taking its toll on the Lincoln University Dairy Farm.