Machinery
How is slurry spread on Irish farms...according to the data?
The vast majority of slurry on Irish farms is applied via the splash plate – with some 84% of slurry...
Machinery
The vast majority of slurry on Irish farms is applied via the splash plate – with some 84% of slurry...
N.Ireland
Farmers are urged to take extra care when working with slurry – particularly agitating – as spreading season gets underway...
Environment
The open period is once again in place for fertiliser and slurry spreading in the second zone of counties, according...
Environment
Fertiliser and slurry spreading will once again be allowed over the coming days and weeks as the closed period comes...
Rural Life
Government ministers are again being called on to extend the open period for slurry spreading, which closes tomorrow, Tuesday, October...
Rural Life
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has become the latest farmer association to demand an extension to the...
Rural Life
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has added its voice to calls for the closing date for slurry...
Rural Life
Minister Michael Creed is being urged to extend the open period for slurry spreading due to the adverse weather and...
Rural Life
The extra cost burden on farmers for low-emission slurry spreading equipment highlights the need for Government action, according to the...
Agri-Business
Slurry spreading outside of the closed period, odours left in its aftermath and the pollution of local water sources as...
Machinery
Yesterday signaled an end to the closed period for spreading fertiliser in Zone A. Last week, AgriLand spoke with Pat Griffin...
Beef
Farmers will begin to spread slurry around the country next week. First and foremost in their minds should be safety....
N.Ireland
Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann has called on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on farmers...
Beef
Buffer zones for surface waters increase from 5m to 10m in the first two weeks after the prohibited spreading period...
Machinery
As slurry season nears – some farmers will be able to spread from January 13 – the most important thing...
Dairy
An end to the closed period for spreading slurry, artificial fertiliser, farmyard manure and other organic fertilisers is in sight....
Environment
Farmers must be allowed to make the most of the unseasonably mild, dry weather we’re having at the moment to...
Machinery
With the continuing onslaught of digital technology, it is easy to forget that agricultural machinery still relies on basic engineering...