A man aged in his late teens was taken to hospital after a traffic accident involving a tractor and a...
February 17, 2021
The slurry season for 2021 has begun in two of the three zones, with many farmers now rushing to empty...
January 15, 2021
Farmers that have slurry left to spread are running out of time to get their tanks emptied, as the deadline...
October 10, 2020
New slurry spreading restrictions are set to come into force in Northern Ireland in just two weeks, with the spreading...
September 15, 2020
Farmers have been urged by Teagasc not to delay spreading the remainder of their slurry this autumn. The nitrogen (N)...
September 7, 2020
The vast majority of slurry on Irish farms is applied via the splash plate – with some 84% of slurry...
May 20, 2020
A rural-based TD is calling on the Government to extend the deadlines for hedge-cutting and slurry spreading, as farmers face...
February 25, 2020
The open period will come into place for farmers in Zone C to spread fertiliser, slurry and farmyard manure, as...
January 31, 2020
Motorists are being urged not to take unnecessary risks passing out farm machinery as the slurry season gets underway across...
Farmers have been warned to be aware of new slurry spreading rules for spreading during the month of February which...
January 28, 2020
There were big promises made at Dundonald House as Northern Ireland’s first Agriculture Minister in three years set out his...
January 21, 2020
The open period is once again in place for fertiliser and slurry spreading in the second zone of counties, according...
January 16, 2020
Nitrates regulations dictate that buffer zones for surface waters double in width from 5m to 10m in the first two...
January 14, 2020
Following the lifting of the annual ban on slurry and fertiliser spreading, and the beginning of the open period today,...
January 13, 2020
Just because the closed period has ended for all farmers in Zone A, and soon to end for other farmers,...
January 12, 2020
Fertiliser and slurry spreading will once again be allowed over the coming days and weeks as the closed period comes...
January 9, 2020
It is disappointing that calls to date to extend the deadline for slurry spreading have – so far – been...
October 15, 2019
There are currently no plans to allow slurry to be spread during the closed period – which begins today, Tuesday,...
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