Agri-Business
An Bord Pleanála rejects appeal against cattle shed and slurry tank
An Bord Pleanála has rejected a planning appeal lodged by an environmental group against a cattle shed and slurry tank...
Slurry Tank
Environment
Sinn Féin calls on govt to extend slurry spreading deadline
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture and rural development, Martin Kenny, has written to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Environment
DAFM offers advice to farmers with full slurry tanks
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has offered advice to farmers whose slurry tanks are full as...
Farm Safety
HSA urges farmers not to enter slurry tanks to inspect slats
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has urged farmers not to enter slurry tanks in order to inspect concrete slats...
Rural Life
Close call as slats give way in livestock shed on Offaly farm
A suckler and sheep farmer from Co. Offaly is reminding other farmers to ensure cattle slats in their sheds are...
N.Ireland
28 calves rescued from slurry tank by NI firefighters
On what was supposed to be his retirement party, a Northern Ireland firefighter was called to assist in the rescue...
Agri-Business
Call for planning review over 'blanket' objections to slurry tanks
A Kerry County Councillor has called for an urgent review of the planning process for slurry tanks and slatted units...
N.Ireland
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...
Buildings
Buildings focus: 70 new cubicles and a slurry lagoon in Co. Galway
Noel and Pat Harney – a father-and-son team – milk 80 cows in Aughrim, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. The Harneys recently...
Rural Life
Man airlifted to hospital after falling into slurry tank
A man had to be airlifted to hospital after falling into a slurry tank on a farm in Limavady, Co....
N.Ireland
Pics: Firefighters come to the aid of two separate farmers to rescue animals
Firefighters in Northern Ireland have recently come to the aid of two separate farmers, in order to help rescue two...
Rural Life
Firefighters rescue cattle from slurry tanks in 2 separate incidents
Two cows and one calf had to be rescued from slurry tanks on two different farms in Northern Ireland in...
N.Ireland
Four calves have lucky escape after falling into slurry tank
Four calves had a lucky escape recently after they fell into a slurry tank at Ashfield Road, Clogher, Co. Tyrone....
Other
Cyclist injured after being hit by John Deere tractor hauling a slurry tank
Gardai in Navan, Co. Meath are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist, a male in his 50s, was knocked off...
Rural Life
Video: Dramatic footage of slurry tank crashing through a garden wall
Footage from CCTV cameras captured the moment a slurry tank crashed through a garden wall in Northern Ireland on Friday,...
Environment
Contractors busy spreading slurry as tanks reach storage capacity
Contractors around the country have been busy spreading slurry since the deadline lifted, just as some tanks were reaching capacity....
Environment
Do you know the biggest risk farmers take when working with slurry?
Not removing livestock from a slatted shed prior to agitating is the biggest risk taken by farmers when working with...
Machinery
Top tips to keep your slurry tanker in perfect working order
A slurry tanks workload is going to increase significantly in the coming weeks, meaning these machines are going to have...