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‘Ministers must cop on and extend slurry spreading period’ – TD

October 14, 2019

Government ministers are again being called on to extend the open period for slurry spreading, which closes tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15, as things…

Calls continue to mount for slurry-spreading deadline extension

October 11, 2019

Rural Life

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has become the latest farmer association to demand an extension to the open period for…

Government urged to ‘adopt common sense’ on slurry deadline

October 10, 2019

Rural Life

The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has added its voice to calls for the closing date for slurry spreading to be…

Minister called on to extend slurry spreading period

October 9, 2019

Rural Life

Minister Michael Creed is being urged to extend the open period for slurry spreading due to the adverse weather and the lack of…

Costs on farmers for low-emission slurry equipment: ‘Action required’

July 24, 2019

Rural Life

The extra cost burden on farmers for low-emission slurry spreading equipment highlights the need for Government action, according to the environment chairperson in…

Revealed: Higher rate of slurry spreading complaints in some counties

February 5, 2019

Agri-Business

Slurry spreading outside of the closed period, odours left in its aftermath and the pollution of local water sources as a result, were…

Reminder: Slurry safety guidelines

January 14, 2019

Machinery

Yesterday signaled an end to the closed period for spreading fertiliser in Zone A. Last week, AgriLand spoke with Pat Griffin of the Health…

‘Sometimes they get overcome by gas, get dizzy and fall in’

January 13, 2019

Beef

Farmers will begin to spread slurry around the country next week. First and foremost in their minds should be safety. Spreading slurry is…

Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early

January 12, 2019

N.Ireland

Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann has called on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on farmers spreading slurry early…

Slurry spreading: Buffer zones wider for first 2 weeks

January 10, 2019

Beef

Buffer zones for surface waters increase from 5m to 10m in the first two weeks after the prohibited spreading period ends and the…

Slurry spreading: Top safety tips

January 9, 2019

Machinery

As slurry season nears – some farmers will be able to spread from January 13 – the most important thing is to be…

Open season: When can you start spreading?

January 8, 2019

Dairy

An end to the closed period for spreading slurry, artificial fertiliser, farmyard manure and other organic fertilisers is in sight. Farmers in some…

Jackie Cahill: Creed must lift slurry ban immediately

January 2, 2019

Environment

Farmers must be allowed to make the most of the unseasonably mild, dry weather we’re having at the moment to spread slurry. That’s…

Trade focus: Slurryquip and the benefits of going big bore

November 29, 2018

Machinery

With the continuing onslaught of digital technology, it is easy to forget that agricultural machinery still relies on basic engineering principles to function…

EPA: Contractors don’t need abstraction licenses for slurry

November 21, 2018

Environment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that farm contractors do not need a water abstraction licence for diluting slurry. The clarification has…