Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has appealed to ACRES farmers to submit outstanding annual LESS declarations.
395 farmers in the ACRES scheme are yet to submit their annual declaration for Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS).
Agri Politics
A proposal to allow farmers to spread slurry using a splash plate on hilly ground has been welcomed by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
Almost 98% of all farmers in ACRES are now fully paid for their participation in the scheme in 2023 and 2024.
Agri-Business
Farmers are being reminded of a key upcoming deadline under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment...
Dairy
The last day to spread slurry this year is Tuesday, September 30, which means there is only a few days left to get the remaining slurry in...
Limerick dairy farmer, Martin Crowe expressed his passion for utilising slurry and dairy washings on his farm which is driving grass...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched the 2025 Northern Ireland farm census.
Environment
IFA has called on the government to revisit the mandate to use low emissions slurry spreading (LESS) on farms stocked between 100-130kgs N/ha
Introducing management strategies to help reduce ammonia emissions and lessen the impact it has on the surrounding environment is crucial...
In 2023 Ireland was compliant with EU Emissions Reduction targets across all five major pollutants:...
Dribble bar slurry spreading equipment should be "re-instated" in TAMS according to the ICSA following the results of new research.
The department has set a new deadline this month for participants in ACRES to declare for the LESS action for 2024.
The IFA has said that it is working on possible solutions to the use of low emission slurry spreading (LESS) for low stocked farmers.
Beef
From January 1, 2025 the use of low emission slurry spreading (LESS) has become compulsory on farms stocked at 100kg N/ha or above.
Machinery News
The use of Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) equipment requires more skilled tractor drivers and...
Farmers and agricultural contractors are invited to attend a slurry management open day being hosted by the CAFRE.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, Martin Kenny is calling for a review of low emission slurry spreading (LESS) investments TAMS 3.
ICMSA has called for TAMS to be extended to include eligibility for all farmers concerning the trailing shoe grant
Now that the slurry spreading period is only a matter of days away for farms in Zone A, farmers needs to put a plan in motion to get the...
Farmers are being reminded of the rules for spreading slurry this year with just nine days remaining until the...
Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has called on Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to defer the splash plate ban.
A petition signed by 450 farmers in Tipperary calling for the splash plate ban to be deferred has been presented to Minister Martin Heydon.
