The fertiliser supply chain and costs have been very volatile over the past couple of years and on the latest Tillage Edge podcast, Liam Dunphy, the Managing Director of Gouldings, and Peter Scott, Technical Director of The Fertiliser Division in Origin Enterprises Ireland/UK, join Michael Hennessy to talk about the fertiliser market and also Polysulphate.

Liam explains how the Irish fertiliser market has shrunk by about a third over the past two year, mainly due to price issues.  He is particularly worried about the drop-off in the use of Phosphate and Potash.  

Peter then gives a rundown of a mined rock called Polysulphate which is rich in potash (11.6%) and sulphur (19.2%), which, Peter says, for tillage farmers, the product is generally within an N,P,K blend.

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https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/

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