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March 11, 2021 10:17 am
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops advisors are highlighting the impact that a wet autumn, in which winter cereals were sown over an extended period, has resulted in crops which now range from strong and well-developed to thin and backward.
High winter rainfall has left soil nitrogen (N) levels low – therefore, early N is a priority to kick-start them back into life.
Winter barley requires at least one third of its total N during late tillering, before mid-March and winter wheat the same proportion before the end of March. For thin and struggling crops, sow N earlier to encourage tillering.
PhD examines role of homegrown protein crops in dairy cow diets Jason Rankin (right), General Manager of AgriSearch congratulates Dr David Johnston (left) on the successful completion of his PhD. The topical subject of using homegrown proteins in dairy cow diets has been recently used by Dr. David Johnston, to complete his PhD funded jointly by DAERA and AgriSearch, supervised by Queen s University and AFBI. AgriSearch General Manager Jason Rankin congratulated David and commented; “The publication of these findings is very timely as there is renewed interest in growing protein crops in Northern Ireland. “AgriSearch has supported numerous PhD studentships over the past 24 years, many of whom now occupy leadership positions within the Northern Ireland agri-food sector. By supporting PhDs, we are not only conducting research of relevance to our farmer levy payers but also investing in the future of our industry. We wish David every success with his future career.”
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