Grassland and forage crop fertiliser and nutrition advice

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Straight nitrogen or NPK this season?

Philip Cosgrave discusses recommendations to help keep soil fertility at its best heading into next year.

Grassland agronomy advice

The latest grassland fertiliser and nutrition advice from the Yara agronomists.

Make up for poor first cut yields by getting your second cuts fertilised

Make up for poor first cuts by fertilising your second cuts

Achieving good second cut yields will be more important than ever this year, because of poor first cut yields and low silage stocks. Second cuts are capable of very high yields if these crops are optimally fertilised.

More effective weed control on grassland

When getting the sprayer out to control grassland weeds, there is an opportunity to add a foliar fertiliser to improve weed control and ensure the long term success of the sward.

How to avoid compromising silage quality

Following a cold spring, many grass fields may be behind where they would normally be and first cut silage yields could well be back. So what is the best advice to avoid compromising both quality and yield?

Sulphur improves silage quality

Targeting silage ground with an effective source of sulphur improves silage quality and help secure optimal milk production levels from forage.

Four steps to successful reseeding

A new reseed can often be the most challenging crop to establish on grassland farms. The main benefits of new swards are improved dry matter (DM) yield, and improved nutrient use efficiency.

What about selenium ?

Selenium is an essential nutrient for animal health but not for crops, yet applying selenium to grassland via fortified fertilizers raises the selenium levels in forage and avoids all the costs of unhealthy livestock.

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Grassland fertiliser selector

If you are not sure which grassland fertiliser to choose try using this selector to help you in the right direction.

Are you looking for a fertiliser for Grazing or Silage ?

Grazing

Silage

Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraBela Axan.

YaraBela AXAN (27% N + 3.6% S) is a uniform compound granular nitrate based nitrogen and sulphur fertiliser with an N:S ratio of 7.5:1 suitable for use on grassland where nitrogen and sulphur are required but no phosphate or potassium, and where no selenium is required.

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Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraBela Nutri-Booster.

YaraBela NUTRI BOOSTER (25% N + 2% S, Na and Se) contains nitrogen and sulphur coupled with selenium.suitable for use on grassland where nitrogen and sulphur are required but no phosphate or potassium, together with selenium for increased animal health.

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Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraMila Super Booster

YaraMila SUPER BOOSTER (25-2.2-4.2 + 2% S and Se) is a compound prilled NPKS fertiliser containing sodium selenate for use on grassland to supplement selenium levels where nitrogen, phosphate, potassium and sulphur are all required together with selenium to improve livestock health.

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Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraMila Silage Booster.

YaraMila SILAGE BOOSTER (20-2-12 + 3% S and Se) is a granular compound NPKS fertiliser for use on grassland to supplement selenium levels whilst replacing the large amount of potash removed after silage. Ideal for re-starting the regeneration of the sward after cutting with nitrogen, potash and phosphate together with selenium to improve livestock health.

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Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraMila Sulphur Cut

YaraMila SULPHUR CUT (22-1.7-11.6 + 3%S) is a compound NPKS grassland fertiliser ideal for replacing the large amount of potash removed after silage whilst kick starting the regeneration of the grass plants with nitrogen together with sulphur and phosphate, when selenium is not needed.

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Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraMila Extragrass

YaraMila EXTRAGRASS (27-2.2-4.2 + 2.4% S) is a compound granular NPKS fertiliser ideally suited to little and often application for Spring/Summer application to grassland for index maintenance and high recovery growth rates. With Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potash and Sulphur in every granule this product give the maximum return in investment by supplying the crop with all the nutrients it requires.

YaraMila Extragrass

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Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraMila New 18's + S.

YaraMila NEW 18’s + S (18-6-11 + 3%S) is a compound NPKS fertiliser recommended for early Spring grazing application or paddocks with lower P&K indexes. By frontloading grazing ground with high P & K levels this will improve soil fertility and ensure that you maximise grass growth over the entire season.

YaraMila New 18's + S

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Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraMila Zero P Sward.

YaraMila ZERO P SWARD (26-0-5 + 4% S) is an NK plus S fertiliser used where no phosphate is required and where some potash is required in the grazing system.

YaraMila Zero P Sward

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Based on the information you have given the best choice of fertiliser would be YaraMila Zero P Cut.

YaraMila ZERO P CUT (24-0-10 + 2% S) is a compound fertiliser supplying nitrogen potash and sulphur, often used after first cut silage where no phosphate is required.

YaraMila Zero P Cut