Agri-Business
Minister must extend slurry spreading deadline by 2 weeks - TD
Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae is calling on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to extend the slurry...
Agri-Business
Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae is calling on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to extend the slurry...
Agri-Business
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has called on the government to extend the period for...
Machinery Focus
A Vervaet Hydro Trike has brought a new dimension to the debate over low level slurry application which continues to...
Machinery
The use of Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) equipment is increasing on an annual basis with the dribble bar being...
Farm Safety
A vet based in Co. Kerry is appealing to farmers to be extremely careful with their livestock when agitating slurry....
Agri-Business
After some delay and much frustration amongst farmers and manufacturers, the government eventually published the list of equipment eligible for...
Beef News
Teagasc has recently outlined the soil nutrient and financial values of a range of different organic manures. While the nutrient...
Machinery
Mark Fuller is a 24-year-old agricultural contractor based in Co. Cavan. He is in the process of growing his own...
N.Ireland
As the open season for the spreading of organic manure begins in less than two weeks’ time on February 1,...
Dairy Technical
Chemical fertiliser prices remain high in 2023 and thus slurry remains a valuable asset on farms to grow grass. The...
Dairy Technical
While some farms have started calving, a large number are just over a week away from the planned start of...
Environment
The government has made a number of changes to slurry spreading rules and regulations on farms across the three zones...
Dairy Technical
The closed period for farms to spread slurry in zones A and B ends in the coming weeks, while zone...
Beef
From late next week onwards, farmers in 11 counties across Ireland will be permitted to spread slurry on their land....
Rural Life
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding farmers that the prohibited period for slurry spreading commences...
Dairy Technical
The closed period for slurry will begin a week earlier than usual this year, on October 8. In recent years...
Dairy Technical
The good weather at the end of last week and into the weekend resulted in a lot of farmers making...
Machinery Focus
The precise application of slurry had long been a focus of attention before the current explosion in the price of...