Agri-Business
Planning system for slurry storage 'completely clogged'
The planning permission system for slurry storage is “completely clogged” at the moment, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food...
Agri-Business
The planning permission system for slurry storage is “completely clogged” at the moment, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food...
N.Ireland
The benefits of slurry separation were profiled at recent College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) events, hosted to...
biodiversity
As slurry spreading zones begin to open, it coincides with periods of varied weather conditions nationwide, from heavy rain to...
N.Ireland
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is urging farmers to exercise care and vigilance when working with slurry as the...
Dairy Technical
Spreading fertiliser during the spring is important in order to boost grass growth and the amount of forage presented on...
Machinery
Shown for the first time in the UK at LAMMA was Vogelsang’s 24m BacPac Umbilical ground level application boom with...
N.Ireland
Agricultural contractor, Darren Russell, is confirming that umbilical systems come into their own during the early weeks of the slurry...
Environment
Springtime is fast approaching and with the arrival of spring, farmers and agri-contractors will be busy spreading nutrient applications in...
Opinion
Over the coming weeks farmers and contractors throughout Ireland will be stressing every sinew to get slurry mixed and out...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) is seeking changes to the gross weight thresholds for tractor and equipment combinations allowed on...
Beef
The president of the Agricultural Consultants’ Association (ACA) has said that farmers should be mindful of the fact that farm...
Podcast
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of...
N.Ireland
Slurry can be a “valuable source of nutrients” but poor management of slurry is a “significant threat” to water quality...
Agri-Business
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Dermot Kelleher has claimed that December 31 scheme deadlines...
Beef
With the date for the ending of the closed period for slurry spreading just around the corner, contractors will soon...
Dairy
Almost 4,000 movements of slurry were not verified by the importing farmer by the closing date of December 31. According...
Dairy News
The closed period for soiled water has now ended. A closed period was in place from December 10 until December...
Agri-Business
252 approval letters for priority cases under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) have been issued to date, the...