Machinery
South-east slurry specialist: 'It's been a very strange year'
Rothwell Contracting is a firm located in Co. Wexford which has specialised in spreading agricultural slurry for approximately 30 years....
Machinery
Rothwell Contracting is a firm located in Co. Wexford which has specialised in spreading agricultural slurry for approximately 30 years....
Buildings
The winter of 2017/2018 is one that will stick with farmers for all the wrong reasons for years to come....
Beef
Farming just outside Ballyroan, Co. Laois, John Mulhall operates a dairy store-to-beef system in conjunction with a tillage enterprise; grain...
Environment
The recently announced extension of the fertiliser and slurry spreading period has been welcomed by farm leaders, however, further “suites...
Grass
Agricultural contractors are calling for the deadline dates for the spreading of both chemical fertiliser and slurry to be extended....
Grass
Third cuts of silage are a rare sight in Co. Cavan, but some farmers will have to push hard for...
Grass
The prolonged dry spell experienced in recent weeks “hasn’t done the farming community any favours”, according to Maurice Gannon –...
Environment
Farmers who have been granted a nitrates derogation risk being sanctioned if they ignore slurry spreading rules, a spokesperson for the...
Environment
Concerns regarding the spreading of slurry were raised this morning (Thursday, July 12) as a report on climate change was...
Environment
Farmers have been urged to remain vigilant during the summer months – especially when harvesting silage and spreading slurry –...
Machinery
Conor Engineering – of Co. Clare – has just completed a 5,500-gallon (25,000L) vacuum (slurry) tanker. The distinctive machine –...
Machinery
It might have been hiding among the latest gadgets and machinery at Balmoral Show – but you won’t find this...
N.Ireland
It has been reported that up to 100,000 gallons of slurry spilled into a river in Northern Ireland earlier this...
Opinion
Martin O’Halloran, the chief executive of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), went on radio earlier this week to discuss...
N.Ireland
Police are warning motorists to reduce their speed and to drive with “extreme caution” around north-west Lisburn today, following reports...
Grass
With air and soil temperatures recovering, and soils beginning to dry out, it’s time to focus on fertiliser to maximise...
Environment
The Government’s newly-announced River Basin Management Plan “lacks ambition” to fix the country’s waterways, environmental groups have warned. According to...
N.Ireland
A pioneering study at the new Nutrient Management Centre at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is set to test...