What questions do you have for future farming research?

We are collating a list of questions to put to academic institutions and researchers in Northern Ireland. What are the questions you would like answers to in order to improve your farm? Here's a list we've started. Please do add to it...

•Grass quality/nutrient/mineral content under different management techniques e.g. tall grass grazing

•Options for managing compaction in grassland systems, esp. multi-cut silage?

•Options for cultural control of weeds in grassland systems?

•Opportunities and challenges for circular nutrient economy on NI farms?

•Options for managing high legacy phosphorous in grassland systems?

•Options for harnessing atmospheric nitrogen in grassland systems?

•Cost/benefit of cover crops/fertility building leys in arable/silage systems?

•Agronomic potential for cereals, pulses, oilseeds in Northern Ireland under future climate scenarios?

•Grass yield potential in Northern Ireland under different climatic and economic (fertilizer input) scenarios?

•Economic value to agriculture of green infrastructure (i.e. hedges/buffer strips) on NI farms? E.g. medicinal properties, IPM, shade & shelter, pollination, timber etc