Environment
Reminder: Zone A opens for slurry spreading tomorrow
Farmers in Zone A will be permitted to spread slurry and farm yard manure (FYM) from tomorrow, Monday, January 13....
Slurry Spreading
Dairy
Testing slurry and understanding its value before spreading period
The slurry spreading period is set to open in the coming weeks, and so farmers should be testing slurry in...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Agri-Business
Splash plate ban should be deferred - MEP
Ireland South MEP Cynthia Nà Mhurchú has called on her Fianna Fáil colleague and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Machinery
Vogelsang introduces lighter BlackBird booms
The advent of surface level slurry application led to large number of companies bringing their own boom designs to the...
Rural Life
Tánaiste will 'talk to' McConalogue about LESS equipment on hilly ground
The Tánaiste has given a commitment that he will “talk to” the Minister for Agriculture, about health and safety issues...
Rural Life
ICSA calls for two-week slurry spreading extension
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for a two-week extension to the slurry spreading deadline to...
Agri-Business
Calls for review of dribble bar exclusion in TAMS 3
Following the confirmation that the dribble bar will not be aided under (Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes) TAMS 3, Minister for...
Rural Life
Slurry deadline 'must be extended well into October' - councillor
A county councillor in Co. Mayo is calling for the deadline for slurry spreading to be extended “well into October”....
Sponsored
Farmer Wellbeing Board offers support to those in need
“A picture paints a thousand words” – this well-known phrase perfectly captures the essence of the Farmer Wellbeing Board, designed...
Environment
Reminder: Closing dates for fertiliser, slurry and dung
With the volume of opening and closing dates associated with farming-related tasks and keeping track of the key looming deadlines...
CAP / Schemes
Reminder: Details on the 60% grant for slurry spreading kit
From January 1, 2025, all farms with a previous year’s grassland stocking rate of 100kg N/ha or over will be...
Machinery
Fleming Agri adds trailing shoe booms to product range
Fleming Agri has been manufacturing tankers since 2010 and in the past has used outside suppliers for the booms, but...
Dairy
Nutrient storage scheme and eligibility changes for LESS announced
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue announced today (Wednesday, August 21) the opening of a dedicated Nutrient...
Beef
Reminder: Slurry spreading season closes in 8 weeks
Farmers have just eight weeks remaining to spread slurry this year before the prohibited period for slurry spreading commences on...
N.Ireland
FFA calls for end to slurry spreading closed periods in NI
Farmers for Action (FFA) has called for the current slurry spreading closed periods in Northern Ireland to be scrapped. FFA...
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Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
N.Ireland
Progress made on extracting phosphorus from slurries - McAleer
Sinn Féin spokesperson for agriculture in Northern Ireland, MLA Declan McAleer, believes that progress has been made in developing systems...
biodiversity
Biodiversity experts explain impacts of slurry spreading on wet soil
As slurry spreading zones begin to open, it coincides with periods of varied weather conditions nationwide, from heavy rain to...
Machinery
Vogelsang brings further sophistication to slurry booms
Shown for the first time in the UK at LAMMA was Vogelsang’s 24m BacPac Umbilical ground level application boom with...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Slurry spreading and targeted applications
With the slurry spreading season now open in two out of three zones, farmers should be getting their tanks tested...