Machinery
Video: Slurry equipment a big hit at Fintona machinery show
The need to make better use of slurry was a key driver for many of the farmers and contractors attending this...
Machinery
The need to make better use of slurry was a key driver for many of the farmers and contractors attending this...
Machinery
Mastek, based in Cootehill, Co. Cavan, showcased its latest Mega Reeler at last week’s LAMMA show. It can hold up to...
Environment
Contractors around the country have been busy spreading slurry since the deadline lifted, just as some tanks were reaching capacity....
Environment
The Department of Agriculture has been called on by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) to adopt a more...
Environment
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £650 (€750) and a £15 (€17) offender levy for causing polluting discharge to...
Environment
Not removing livestock from a slatted shed prior to agitating is the biggest risk taken by farmers when working with...
Machinery
A slurry tanks workload is going to increase significantly in the coming weeks, meaning these machines are going to have...
Machinery
Brothers Noel and Ger Hickey from Co. Waterford have created an alternative drive system for vacuum-type slurry tankers rather than...
Environment
Farmers will be allowed to spread slurry on their land in just one week once the prohibited application period reopens....
Beef
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cattle and, potentially, pig...
Environment
Farmers who exported slurry, rented extra land or temporarily moved cattle to another holding this year have less than one...
Environment
Agricultural slurry has been identified as the cause of a fish kill in a river near the town of Tralee...
Other
Each year a small proportion of Irish farmers lose income by exceeding stocking rate limits in the Nitrates Regulations, the...
Environment
Farmers who are found to have breached the slurry spreading deadline, in extreme circumstances, could face up to three months...
Environment
Ahead of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) review next year, Secretary General at the Department of Agriculture, Aidan O’Driscoll has said...
Environment
Farmers who fail to complete their annual declaration and claim form under the GLAS Low-Emission Slurry Spreading action may result...
Environment
Contrary to public commentary, there has been no individual exemptions to the slurry spreading deadline, a memo sent to local...
Rural Life
A farmer has died after he was involved in an accident involving slurry on his farm in Co. Tyrone. The...