Soil fertility remains stable - Teagasc

A recent review of the 2022 soil test results show that, for the second year running, the number of soil samples taken across Ireland have increased, according to Teagasc.

The largest increase in soil sample numbers was on drystock farms which increased by 19% in 2022.

Overall soil fertility showed some positive trends with a stabilisation in proportion of soils with an overall optimum soil fertility for pH, P and K on both drystock and tillage farms, while improvement in soil fertility was shown on dairy farms in 2022.
This follows two years of decline in optimum levels of soil fertility on grassland farms.

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All farm types showed an improvement in soil P and K fertility, with the exception of tillage farms where soil K levels declined slightly for the first time in 11 years.
The soil samples from dairy farms indicate a 4% increase in soils with optimum soil fertility to 20% in total.

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Soil with optimum fertility on tillage farms increased slightly to 19% currently, while soil fertility remained unchanged on drystock farms at just 13% within the optimum range for pH, P and K.
See the full Soil Fertility Report for 2022 at www.teagasc.ie/crops/soil--soil-fertility/soil-analysis/soil-results/