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Nitrogen in silage

  • 17-06-2017 6:33pm
    #1
    eoinjd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    Is there anyway that grass that is cut down can be tested for nitrogen?


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  • #2
    kay 9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭kay 9


    Taste test possibly. Not as accurate as the scientists but it's good enough out on the sticks :D


  • #3
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    eoinjd wrote: »
    Is there anyway that grass that is cut down can be tested for nitrogen?
    Yeah, we normally cut a piece, freeze it overnight and carry it to the local Teagasc office to do a nitrates and sugars test on it. If the N is high, wilting and adding molasses to the sward is what we normally end up doing.

    Edit: I think you can get test sticks to do the test yourself but I have never used them.


  • #4
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    eoinjd wrote: »
    Is there anyway that grass that is cut down can be tested for nitrogen?

    In this heat unless you put two bags of urea on it last week ted it and stop worrying.


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