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Phosphorus advice

  • 23-08-2014 7:08am
    #1
    ted_182
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭


    I got some soil samples done earlier in the year and alot of ground came back index two for P, I was just wondering how I could work out how much extra P I'm allowed to spread and do I need a derogation to buy this extra P? Anyone know?


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  • #2
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Are you still in reps/some other conjob?
    Was there any recommendations with the results?
    To convert kg/ha to units/acre multiply by .8 so 10kg/ha is 8 units/acre. I think that's right, if not someone else might know more.
    What's your stocking rate like?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #3
    conor t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭conor t


    What's your stocking rate, that'll decide how much


  • #4
    ted_182
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭ted_182


    Stocking rate is less than 130kg/ha


  • #5
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    cash is king in that situation. (and a pallet of 14-16-0)


  • #6
    ted_182
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭ted_182


    Ya tbh I was thinking cash was the best way outta it, just posted out of curiousity really


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  • #7
    agriman27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 498 ✭✭agriman27


    You could spread some pig slurry on your ground it will increase the phosphorous, its good stuff but wouldn't put on too much of it can make a mess of ground


  • #8
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    Problem is most of the pig boys need it signed for too.


  • #9
    grange mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 892 ✭✭✭grange mac


    Miname wrote: »
    Problem is most of the pig boys need it signed for too.


    And docks....put out pig slurry in spring & docks came outa nowhere had to spray them as would have taken over the field. So wouldn't be going down road of pig slurry.


  • #10
    agriman27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 498 ✭✭agriman27


    grange mac wrote: »
    And docks....put out pig slurry in spring & docks came outa nowhere had to spray them as would have taken over the field. So wouldn't be going down road of pig slurry.

    There must have been dock seeds in the grain the pigs were fed probly from low quality feed, nearly ever farmer around my area get thousands of gallons of it to agigitate tanks every year and ther are no problems with docks, But i suppose they are really professional units who rely on local farmers to offload slurry to so a dock problem would ruin local supply


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