The Tillage Edge

The fertiliser supply chain and costs have been very volatile over the past couple of years and on the latest Tillage Edge podcast, Liam Dunphy, the Managing Director of Gouldings, and Peter Scott, Technical Director of The Fertiliser Division in Origin Enterprises Ireland/UK, join Michael Hennessy to talk about the fertiliser market and also Polysulphate.
 
Liam explains how the Irish fertiliser market has shrunk by about a third over the past two year, mainly due to price issues.  He is particularly worried about the drop-off in the use of Phosphate and Potash.  
 
Peter then gives a rundown of a mined rock called Polysulphate which is rich in potash (11.6%) and sulphur (19.2%), which, Peter says, for tillage farmers, the product is generally within an N,P,K blend.
 
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What is The Tillage Edge?

The Tillage Edge is Teagasc's weekly tillage podcast, presented by Michael Hennessy, bringing you weekly episodes covering the agronomy needs of crops throughout the season with input from Teagasc researchers and views from across the industry.

The Tillage Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com