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Vigilance from farmers called for to avoid water pollution

June 13, 2018

Farmers have been urged to remain vigilant during the summer months – especially when harvesting silage and spreading slurry – in order to…

Check out this massive 5,500-gallon slurry tanker…in Clare

June 5, 2018

Machinery

Conor Engineering – of Co. Clare – has just completed a 5,500-gallon (25,000L) vacuum (slurry) tanker. The distinctive machine – wearing a black…

Check out this cool compressor set up to pull pints

May 27, 2018

Machinery

It might have been hiding among the latest gadgets and machinery at Balmoral Show – but you won’t find this very special compressor…

Up to 100,000 gallons of slurry spills into river

May 25, 2018

N.Ireland

It has been reported that up to 100,000 gallons of slurry spilled into a river in Northern Ireland earlier this week. In a…

HSA is working with one hand tied behind its back

May 14, 2018

Opinion

Martin O’Halloran, the chief executive of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), went on radio earlier this week to discuss the significance of…

Co. Antrim slurry spill: Police warning motorists to slow down

April 23, 2018

N.Ireland

Police are warning motorists to reduce their speed and to drive with “extreme caution” around north-west Lisburn today, following reports of a slurry…

Questions answered on fertiliser spreading

April 19, 2018

Grass

With air and soil temperatures recovering, and soils beginning to dry out, it’s time to focus on fertiliser to maximise grass growth and…

‘Half our rivers and lakes are not in a healthy state’

April 18, 2018

Environment

The Government’s newly-announced River Basin Management Plan “lacks ambition” to fix the country’s waterways, environmental groups have warned. According to the Sustainable Water…

Local study to put slurry nutrient separation to the test

April 14, 2018

N.Ireland

A pioneering study at the new Nutrient Management Centre at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is set to test ways of removing…

Requirements under renewal of the nitrates derogation remain in play

March 22, 2018

Environment

With Ireland having secured a renewal of its nitrates derogation up until 2021 in December of last year, certain additional obligations will apply.…

Key pillars to achieving healthy soils and getting more from grassland

March 7, 2018

Grass

Despite the recent snowfalls and harsh growing conditions, farmers need to be proactive on delivering nutrients into their soil and making a coherent…

Should you keep your distance from houses when spreading slurry?

February 28, 2018

Environment

Whether or not a minimum distance must be maintained in relation to the boundary of houses when farmers or agricultural contractors are spreading…

What does delivering for the public good actually mean?

February 19, 2018

Opinion

Delivering for the public good will be one of the key challenges facing Irish agriculture over the next 10 years. This direction of…

‘Closing date for nitrates records needs to be extended’

January 29, 2018

Agri Politics

The current implementation system for nitrates records is not working and needs to be reformed, according to Denis Drennan, chairperson of the Irish…

No sign of field conditions improving

January 26, 2018

Environment

There are no signs of field conditions improving over the coming days, with soils at saturation and some fields waterlogged, according to Met…

End to slurry ban recommended in government report more than a year ago

January 25, 2018

N.Ireland

A government-commissioned report by DAERA’s expert working group recommended ending the slurry ban more than a year ago, AgriLand can reveal. The ‘Northern…

‘No flexibility’ around prohibited slurry spreading period

January 25, 2018

Environment

There is “no flexibility” as regards the dates of the closed period for spreading slurry, according to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and…

Field conditions to remain poor with heavy rain forecast

January 22, 2018

Environment

Field conditions are set to remain poor this week as heavy spells of rain are expected, according to Met Eireann. All soils are…

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