A.From May onwards is the best time. 15 units of sulphur per acre is recommended for second cut silage. In …

Q.9 When is the best time of the year to apply sulphur to grassland and how much should I apply? Read More

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A. A Sulphur deficiency is indicated by yellowing of the younger leaves. It occurs mainly on sandy free draining soils …

Q.10 How will I know if my fields need sulphur? Read More

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A. Excess sulphur can depress the uptake of selenium in herbage and reduce the absorption of copper by animals. It …

Q.11 Can there be problems with too much sulphur? Read More

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A. The response to urea can be very poor if it’s applied within eight weeks of an application of lime. …

Q.12 Can I spread urea in the same year as I spread lime ? Read More

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A. May is the cut off point for use of urea. Research has shown that even in cool wet summers …

Q.13 How late into the growing season can urea be used? Read More

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A. Assume that one third of the bag of urea will be available to the silage crop and you would …

Q.14 I normally apply one bag of urea per acre to my silage fields for early grazing. By how much should I reduce the main application of nitrogen for my first cut silage crop to allow for some carry over of nitrogen? Read More

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A. It is not possible to predict accurately the nitrogen contribution from slurry as slurry quality can vary. In general …

Q.15 I spread about 3,000 gallons per acre of cattle slurry to my silage fields in February/early March. How much nitrogen will this slurry contribute to my first cut of silage? Read More

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A. Luxury uptake of potassium occurs in rapidly growing Spring grass which has the ability to take up a lot …

Q.16 What is meant by luxury uptake of potassium (K) and how can it be avoided? Read More

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