'We will tell you exactly how much lime you need this year, next year and for the next five years' says Kilwaughter
Farmers attending Balmoral Show are encouraged to visit the Kilwaughter Lime stand to find out about their soil health hub, which can help them “cut through the noise” regarding soil results.
Johnny Rice said the main news they want to share with farmers is their “soil health hub which is our effort to try and bridge the gap between farmers getting all this information from the department with your soil results, where maybe your ph level isn’t where it should be and there are all these reds and oranges and greens and you don’t really know what they mean”.
The Kilwaughter Lime representative added that their aim is to offer a free service where “anyone can put their results in and we will try and make things simple for you”.
“We will try to connect those strange numbers with actual decisions you can make in your field,” he said.
"We will tell you what your PH level needs to be if you are doing grass or if you are maybe in cereals your PH will be a little bit different.
"We will tell you what your soil type is and how you can actually use that information to see how much lime you need.
“We will tell you exactly how much lime you need this year, next year and for the next five years as well. And I can tell you it is not as much as you think it is.
"Rather than using 2 tonne to the acre you might only need as little as 168-180kg to the acre to keep your PH on the right level.
“So come down and have a chat to us at Balmoral or go to the Kilwaughter website and visit the soil health hub.
“You can upload your results or ask for new soil tests and we can tell you exactly what to do to move forward.”