Dr. Patrick Forrestal - Protected urea - effects on pasture production and emissions mitigation

The National Dairy Conference 2024 took place on Wednesday, 27th November 2024 at Limerick Racecourse, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick. The theme of the conference was 'Robust dairy farming for future challenges’.
Dr. Patrick Forrestal presented 'Protected urea - effects on pasture production and emissions mitigation'. In a multi-site experiment conducted over two years reported that there was no difference in grass yield from using protected urea versus CAN as fertilizer N type. Grass production was reduced by using 100% standard urea application. Protected urea reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to CAN, and ammonia emissions compared to urea.
View Patrick's paper and presentation, and read more form the National Dairy Conference 2024 here: www.teagasc.ie...