Fertilisers remain essential to global food production – but how they’re used matters more than ever. Across Origin’s fertiliser businesses – including Goulding Soil Nutrition in Ireland and Origin Soil Nutrition in the UK – we support thousands of farmers with the products, insight, and tools they need to apply nutrients effectively and responsibly.
As pressure grows to reduce emissions, protect water quality, and meet evolving regulations, we’re helping farmers make smarter, more sustainable decisions – rooted in science and enabled by practical, trusted advice. A key example is Contour Grass – the first and only smartphone app in Ireland to provide a fully approved digital nutrient planning solution for livestock and tillage farmers. Developed by Origin’s digital and technical teams and now approved by the Irish Department of Agriculture, the app is designed to help farmers plan nutrient use with precision, optimise organic and mineral inputs, and meet new compliance standards with confidence.
By combining field-level insight with regulatory know-how, Contour Grass enables more targeted nutrient applications, better use of on-farm resources, reduced environmental impact, and improved cost efficiency and compliance. It’s one of the many ways Origin is not only supplying essential inputs, but empowering farmers to apply them effectively and responsibly, in the right place and at the right time.
Ultimately, this is about more than compliance – it’s about enriching the land itself. Through smarter nutrient use, we’re helping to build healthier soils, more resilient farms, and stronger outcomes for generations to come.
