How nutrition affects grassland

Browse the complete list of all the grassland articles pages to see how crop nutrition affects grassland yield, quality, health or effect on the environment and see the roles of different nutrients

How to increase grassland yield
How to increase grassland yield
The main yield components of grassland are the number of leaves per unit area and dry matter content. A balanced nutrition of all macro and micronutrients is essential to maximise grass yield.
How to improve grassland quality
How to improve grassland quality
The three aspects to grassland and pasture quality are sward quality, nutritional quality and animal health. Each of these aspects is greatly influenced and improved by a balanced nutrition programme
Grassland nutritional summary
Grassland nutritional summary
A correct balance between macronutrients and micronutrients is essential for balanced grass growth. A deficiency of any single nutrient is enough to limit growth and the availability of each nutrient needs to be related to requirements.
How to increase selenium content of grass
How to increase selenium content of grass
Grazing animals have different requirements for micronutrients to those that are required for grass growth. Selenium is an essential nutrient for animals so it is important sufficient is present in the grass to meet the animals' needs.
Grass sulphur deficiency
Identify and diagnose grassland nutrient deficiencies
Identify and diagnose if your barley is suffering from nutrient deficiencies and learn more about the symptoms and causes and how to control or correct the deficiency

Are you looking for a grassland fertiliser programme?

See our fertiliser programmes for different grassland scenarios crops, begin by choosing which crop.

Grazing fertiliser programmes

Grazing fertiliser programmes
Silage fertiliser programmes

Silage fertiliser programmes
Hay fertiliser programmes

Hay fertiliser programmes
New sown grass fertiliser programme

New sown grass fertiliser programme
Horse and pony paddock fertiliser programme

Horse and pony paddock fertiliser programme

Grassland agronomy advice

The latest grassland fertiliser and nutrition advice from the Yara agronomists.

Grass
Pay close attention to your phosphate applications this Spring
Phosphate (P) is a key nutrient for grass. Its role in energy supply, root growth and tillering make its availability crucial for grass growth in the spring.
Cows in a field
Spring Grassland Fertiliser Update
How are your plans looking for the grass season ahead? The focus in January should be on planning for spring grazing and 1st cut silage.
Two cows in a field
To Graze or not to Graze Winter Swards
A two year study by AFBI in Northern Ireland by Dr Aimee Craig and Dr Conrad Ferris was set up to examine the impact on silage quality and subsequent cow performance of using sheep to graze winter swards.
Two farmers walking through spring barley field
Planning for Spring Success
As the saying goes: A failure to plan is planning to fail! This is true at any time but especially so at the moment, with input prices so high, utility bills increasing and an uncertain economic climate, planning for things that you can control is absolutely essential, and it doesn’t need to be complicated.
Farmer on a quad bike driving within grassland field
Benefit from applying lime to grassland now
It might surprise you to know that two thirds of all grassland soil samples received by the lab have a soil pH which is too low, but it's never too late to correct this with lime
Farmer feeding hay to cows in a farm
Reduce the fire risk around hay
In hot, dry conditions farmers face increased fire risk, especially across the first six weeks after hay baling.
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How to make better informed nutrient decisions

Yara has developed various tools and services to help farmers make the correct nutritional decisions and maximise their return on investment in fertiliser. Here is your cereals toolbox!

Grassland and forage analyses
Analysis - recommended analysis suites for grassland, maize and forage crops
Grassland analysis suites includes various leaf and soil analyses as well as analysis of manure or slurry and heavy metal contamination.
Grass growth map
Grass growth map - to benchmark production
Grass growth map shows actual regional growth rates recorded on farms throughout the country in the past seven days.
Find the settings for your fertiliser spreader
Find the settings for your fertiliser spreader
To achieve precise, accurate spreading and get the best results from your fertiliser you need a good quality fertiliser and a good well maintained and correctly set fertiliser spreader.
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