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Kingshay's Knowledgebase - Slurry & Fertilisers
![Ammonia Emissions](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/1st-salt-application-2013-15-1024x768.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
As the biggest agricultural contributor to UK ammonia emissions, dairy farmers are under increasing pressure to improve air quality. At present we are not on track to mee...
![Analysing slurry and manure](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2023-04-28-124021.png&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Slurries and farm yard manures represent a hugely valuable and often under utilised resource on many dairy farms. Understanding their nutrient values could help reduce re...
![Composting Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Compost.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Effective management of farmyard manure (FYM) to minimise the risk of pollution and maximise financial benefits requires a practical and cost effective strategy. Composti...
![Copper & Molybdenum in Soils & Forage Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Cows-Grazing-160805.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Copper is essential to animal health for a number of metabolic functions including growth, production and fertility. Copper levels in grass and forages are determined by ...
![Detailed Soil Analysis & Soil Sampling Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Soil-Profile-Sep10-Ludney.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Soil is one of the most important resources on a farm, providing the basis for forage and crop production. Regular soil sampling and analysis provides an insight into pot...
![Fertiliser spreader set-up](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/fertiliser-spreading-BF-1024x768.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Calibrating your fertiliser spreader is an essential task to optimise forage and crop yields and maximise the benefit from the cost of fertilisers. As fertiliser produc...
![Foliar Fertiliser](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/8-april-1024x576.png&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
The potential to improve fertiliser use efficiency by foliar application of nutrients has been researched for several years. Reducing the length of the nutrient pathway...
![Getting Ready for the Silage Season](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/silaging-BF-2013-2-1024x768.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
We all know that quality grass silage is the linchpin to cost effective, profitable production. Kingshay figures show that it costs just 6.1ppl to make average quality gr...
![Maize Drilling and Fertilisers](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/20150422_124130-1024x576.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Maize is an excellent feed providing a good source of starch to complement the protein in grass silage, but it is not cheap to grow. It is therefore essential to optimise...
![Making the most of Organic Material](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Worm_CMYK-crop2.png&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Slurries and farm yard manures represent a hugely valuable and often under- utilised resource on many dairy farms. Understanding their nutrient values could help reduce r...
![Management Following 1st Cut Silage](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Mowing-Winstone-210411-24-EDITED-1-1024x680.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
With forage larders bare on many farms, optimising the production of quality grass silage, across all cuts is even more vital this season. With that in mind, it’s worth...
![Maximise Soil and Fertiliser Value - Whilst Following Farming Rules for Water](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2024-05-31-121734.png&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
In 2018, the Farming Rules for Water, also known as the Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution (England) regulations 2018, was introduced in England, ...