Monday, 19th – Friday, 23rd January
Teagasc Grass10 Nutrient Management Week took place from 19th – 23rd January, with a full programme focused on nutrient management on farms in spring and throughout the year ahead.
Shared via podcast, video and social media formats, farmers, Teagasc researchers and specialists, along with industry professionals, delivered essential messaging on effective nutrient use.
Nutrient Management Week was part of the continued focus of the Teagasc Grass10 Campaign, along with Farming for Water, to improve nutrient use management and efficiency at farm level. AIB, Grassland Agro, Irish Farmers Journal, FBD and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine support the Grass10 Campaign.
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See details of what took place throughout the week below
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Monday, 19th January
The Dairy Edge Podcast
Podcast series on the Dairy Edge podcast with tips to improve nutrient management on farm. Listen in or subscribe to the podcast here
Effective use of nutrients and avoiding loss
Philip Murphy, Co-ordinator of the Blackwater Catchment and Pat Tuohy, Senior Researcher at Teagasc, join Stuart Childs to discuss effective use of nutrients and avoiding losses on this episode of the Dairy Edge podcast.
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Tuesday, 20th January
The Dairy Edge Podcast
Podcast series on the Dairy Edge podcast with tips to improve nutrient management on farm. Listen in or subscribe to the podcast here
How Michael Carroll manages his slurry to drive grass growth
As part of Nutrient Management Week, Grass10’s, John Maher, speaks to Michael Carroll from Co. Limerick. Michael was one of the joint winners of the Nutrient Management category at the 2023 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards.
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Wednesday, 21st January
The Dairy Edge Podcast
Podcast series on the Dairy Edge podcast with tips to improve nutrient management on farm. Listen in or subscribe to the podcast here
The timing of applications to maximise return
John Maher, Teagasc Grass10 Programme Manager talks about timing of applications to maximise their return, the rates to apply to find the balance between driving growth and mitigating potential environmental losses and how getting soil fertility right improves the return from applied nutrients. Plus he speaks to Mike Ahern who is farming near Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.
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Thursday, 22nd January
Webinar | 7pm
Webinar with Seán McMahon from Grassland Agro
- Navigating fertiliser decisions in 2026 – Strategies for a changing landscape
- Maximising fertiliser use on your farm
- Take the opportunity to ask Seán questions – submit on the Grass10 social media
The Dairy Edge Podcast
Podcast series on the Dairy Edge podcast with tips to improve nutrient management on farm. Listen in or subscribe to the podcast here
How to get full value from the fertiliser allowances for your farm
John Maher, Teagasc Grass10 Programme Manager is joined by dairy farmer Mike Ahern, who is farming near Ballyduff, Co. Waterford to discuss the importance of driving growth with early fertiliser application on his farm as well as how to use GPS technology to minimise losses.
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Friday, 23rd January
The Dairy Edge Podcast
Podcast series on the Dairy Edge podcast with tips to improve nutrient management on farm. Listen in or subscribe to the podcast here
Setting up the fertiliser spreader
Setting up the fertiliser spreader is important to ensure accurate and even placement of fertiliser. John Corbett from Grassland Agro joins John Maher, Teagasc Grass10 Programme Manager to discuss this important aspect of nutrient application and management.
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