Dairy
What is the latest on slurry storage requirements?
Now that farmers within zone A are permitted to spread slurry tomorrow, Monday, January 13, farmers may begin looking at...
Slurry
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....
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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...
Agri Politics
Kenny calls for review of LESS investments under TAMS
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, Martin Kenny is calling for a review of low emission slurry spreading (LESS) investments under...
Agri Politics
ICMSA calls for introduction of 60% slurry storage grant
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) Farm Business Committee chair, Pat O’Brien, is calling on Minister for Agriculture, Food...
Buildings
Do you know the new specifications for overground slurry stores?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has updated the minimum specifications for overground circular slurry and effluent...
Dairy
Get the timing of your slurry application right this spring
Now that the slurry spreading period is only a matter of days away for farms in Zone A, farmers needs...
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...
Dairy
Soiled water closed period has now been lifted
The soiled water closed period has now been lifted, which means that all milk suppliers can commence with spreading soiled...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
DAFM issues reminder about important end of year deadlines
As the end of the year is fast approaching, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has reminded...
Dairy
Teagasc provides estimates of slurry and soiled water survey
Teagasc has provided estimated results of the first year of a two-year study to determine soiled water and slurry quantities...
Agri-Business
Splash plate ban should be deferred - MEP
Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has called on her Fianna Fáil colleague and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Dairy
DAFM: 4-day rule for slurry movements from January
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that the four-day rule for slurry movements will come...
Agri Politics
Farmer petition opposing splash plate ban to be sent to minister
Around 450 farmers in Co. Tipperary have signed a petition calling on the government to scrap the splash plate ban...
N.Ireland
DAERA: New £4m project aims to reduce 'excess phosphorus' from slurry
Farming, energy and rural advisory business, BH Estates, has been awarded £4 million by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Dairy
Making the most out of your slurry capacity this winter
Slurry capacity is something that frequently comes up in conversation about investment, costs of production, cattle housing, derogation and regulations....
N.Ireland
NI Water urges farmers to protect water when spreading slurry
As the slurry season comes to an end, Northern Ireland (NI) Water is reminding farmers to protect watercourses when spreading...
Environment
Study: Methane emissions from UK dairy farms higher than thought
Methane emissions from slurry stores on dairy farms may be up to five times greater than official statistics suggest, according...
N.Ireland
NI farmers advised to 'plan slurry spreading' before closed period
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been advised to plan their slurry spreading “to ensure readiness for the closed period which...