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Podcast: The Tillage Edge
Episode: The Department of Agriculture Fertiliser Register – the actions you need to take
Description: The Department of Agriculture now has a full view of all nutrients imported onto tillage farms and this week on the Tillage Edge, Pat Murphy, Head of Environmental Knowledge Transfer in Teagasc, goes through what this means for farmers. Pat explains that all chemical fertilisers bought and organic manures imported onto a farm are reported to the Department of Agriculture and the combined figures can be used as part of an inspection on the farm. Pat also encourages all farmers to declare any chemical fertilisers which are unused as closing stocks to...