phosphate fertiliser dilemma

oconn96049

hi I'm just wondering if anyone from farming background can solve this problem? 10 years ago the cork county council sank large water pumps 200 yards from our farmyard . So we are restricted from putting out any organic slurry within 200 yards of the station. We've no phosphate allowance so we can't increase the phosphate levels using inorganic fertiliser. So the fields are suffering from phosphate deficiency so anytime I put cattle in these fields they don't ever thrive and the grass is getting patching . I tried my local coop if they would switch fertiliser receipts all to no avail . I'd appreciate any advice . Thanks

49801

How long since it was reseeded?

oconn96049

it was reseeded 2002 and im reseeding 2 acres this year but can't put any phoshates in it so i'm worried that the roots won't develop properly in the new seedlings

Username John

Is it only slurry is not allowed, is FYM allowed?

What about planting some sort of green manure? I don't know what the options are here really, or what the costs would be, so not much use really...

oconn96049

I can't use any organic material either fym liquid slurry or even soiled water

Milked out

A crowd I did soil samples with recommended I use stuff called biagro PhosN, apparently it releases the phosphorous from the soil which is unavailable to the plant normally. Now I didn't use it so dunno if it works or not but it might be worth looking up if you are rightly stuck. No one else I spoke to had used it or heard of it

mahoney_j

Go in and offer cash and they won't refuse.at least they won't around here anyway,

oconn96049

thanks milked out ill check out that product , never heard of it before but might be worth a shot .

Milked out

oconn96049 wrote: »

thanks milked out ill check out that product , never heard of it before but might be worth a shot .

No harm checking out just be sure and question them weĺl on it.