Environment
'Think before you pour' to avoid fatberg drains this Christmas
To stop drain blockages and avoid fatberg drains over the festive season, An Taisce’s Clean Coasts programme have just announced...
Environment
To stop drain blockages and avoid fatberg drains over the festive season, An Taisce’s Clean Coasts programme have just announced...
Tillage
Drainage work does not come cheap. It is a significant investment on all farms that must pay for itself in...
Environment
Making drainage outlets more robust and visible is key to maintaining their effectiveness within all field networks. Adding additional piping...
Tillage
Wet years will always flag up issues that relate to poorly drained land on tillage farms. Undoubtedly, 2023 was one...
Environment
Investment in efficient drainage schemes is an ongoing priority for farmers in Finland, according to Olle Häggblom, a representative of...
Machinery Focus
Getting to grips with the Alstrong Aerator requires something of a shift in perspective, for it is far more than...
N.Ireland
Winter and spring is a good time to spend some time evaluating the condition of field drainage systems when problems...
Agri Politics
There are growing concerns among farmers in relation to the impact of proposed land rewetting schemes according to the Irish...
Tillage
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) are almost back to normal across the country. On well-drained and moderately-drained soils, the majority of...
Dairy
Currently milking 94 cows in Stradone, Co. Cavan, David Brady embraced grass measuring three years ago after a tricky experience...
Environment
No drainage work should be carried out before the drainage characteristics of the soil are established by a site and...
Grass
10 farms across the country are currently involved in the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme. Central to the programme is the...
Dairy
David Brady, a dairy farmer from Tierlahood, Stradone, Co. Cavan, welcomed over 200 visitors to his farm as part of...
Rural Life
The Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme will host a Knowledge Transfer heavy soils drainage event on the farm of David Brady,...
Environment
A new land reclamation and drainage scheme is overdue, according to Sinn Fein Agriculture Spokesman, Martin Kenny. Such a scheme...
Dairy
Sean O’Riordan returned home to take over the family’s dairy farm in Kiskeam, Co. Cork in 2001 and since then...
Grass
The cost of drainage systems needs to offer significant benefits to farmers for it to be economically viable with there...
Environment
The River Shannon is close to bursting its banks at Portumna in Co. Galway, according to Fianna Fail councillor Anne...