Fertiliser Use Survey 2005 – 2015
Type Report
By Teagasc National Farm Survey Department
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This publication reports the quantities of macro-nutrients, Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) and lime applied on Irish farms over the period 2005 to 2015. These data were collected through the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) which contains information on the types of fertiliser used on both grassland and arable farms in Ireland on an annual basis.
It should be noted that organic manure use is not included in this analysis. Trends for chemical fertiliser use only are presented by:
- nitrates zone
- land use class
- farm system
- stocking rate band
- agri-environmental scheme participation.
This is the fourth such fertiliser use survey which covers an important eleven year period (2005-2015) during which the EU Nitrates Directive came into operation bringing with it significant changes to chemical fertiliser management both at farm and field level. The EU Nitrates Directive Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) measures were first introduced in Ireland in 2006.