P allowance query.

Seadin · 16-09-2024 8:55pm #1

Can I ask the farmers here how do I calculate how much Ps can be applied on my farm?

The reason I ask is I have a farmer that spread slurry on my land this year after first cut silage as he was taking 2nd cut silage too, I was selling the silage to him. He spread 18000 gallons on 9 acres. He is over his limit for the winter months with stocking rate and will have to sell some of the animals but would be fine if he could allow the 18000 gallons of his slurry to be recorded as going on my land. He is checking with me that my P content will be ok and that I won't be penalised?

I spread about 30000 gallons of slurry on 15 acres of my own land. This does not include the other farmers slurry of 18000 gallons.

I have 16 bullocks bought in February at 11 months and are now about 18-19 months old. I will finish them to the factory early next year.

I bought 4 tonne or urea at start of year. Spread 3 tonne of that and bought 2 Tonne of can and sulphur and that was all spread.

I am farming short of 75 acres of land.

Anyone have an idea if I be alright to allow the 18000 gallons of the farmers slurry onto my allowance? Will it all depend on the soil samples and what is allowed?

TIA

alps · 16-09-2024 9:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058369292/p-allowance-query

You need to take soil samples. Take them immediately as you'll need the results back so as to take in that 18,000 gallons of slurry.

You're technically off side as the slurry should not have come to you before the soil samples were taken and the exporter will have to notify the dept of the movement withing 4 days of the "new" movement.

Take deep soil samples, not the usual top inch of the soil. Your stocking rate and fertiliser usage should not inhibit the import of slurry if your soil samples allow.

alps · 16-09-2024 9:17pm

Alternatively, temporary lease the 9 acres to him from now until.the end of the year. This can be done by using a "form 5". He can farm that piece of ground to derogation limit for the 3/12 of the year that is left getting home an allowance for 200kgN which negates the need to move 18k gallons equating less than 190kg.

Temporary leasing doesn't affect your BISS applicationand you stocking rate is low anyway. Check though if it would effect any schemes you might be in.