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Learning from the 2018 fodder shortages, Glanbia Ireland has developed a second-cut silage programme to help farmers maximise their fodder reserves for this coming winter.

There are many fertilizer products available to farmers for use on second cut silage. Glanbia have developed a calculator which will enable farmers to grow the best possible crop of grass for each individual field. It will ensure the farmer can balance the specific Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) requirements for each field taking into consideration the off-take for first and second cut silage. It’s important to note that 90% of silage ground is deficient in either lime, P or K. Two cuts of silage takes off over 30 units of P and 180 units of Potash which needs to be replaced. It was especially difficult to get these levels out this year with challenges in slurry application. If P or K are deficient you can get less than 50% efficiency of your nitrogen.