Rural Life
'If I got a full mouthful I was gone' - a lucky escape from slurry gas
A Galway farmer wants to remind farmers that it is only a matter of seconds between life and death after...
Rural Life
A Galway farmer wants to remind farmers that it is only a matter of seconds between life and death after...
Rural Life
Kevin McEnteggart fell into a slurry tank as a child and he explains in a Health and Safety Authority (HSA)...
Agri-Business
Slurry cages will be eligible for grant aid under the next Farm Safety Scheme, according to Dr Robert Leonard a...
Environment
The low emission slurry spreading measure in the new GLAS scheme has sparked huge interest among farmers and contractors in...
Environment
Slurry is a valuable source of organic N, P and K and, if used wisely, can help reduce chemical fertiliser bills...
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority has launched a free short online course entitled ‘Farm Safely with Slurry’ aimed at farmers....
Environment
The Department of Agriculture has initiated discussions with Teagasc regarding the survey of livestock manure storage capacity. According to Minister...
Environment
Farmers who have exported slurry or farmyard manure this year are reminded that they must submit record of movement of...
Beef
Assessing your soil fertility is easy, according to Anthony O’Connor, Teagasc Adviser, Galway/Clare Regional Unit, and will determine grass growth. Grazed grass...
Machinery
Joskin has fitted GPS ISO Section Control which will automatically allow farmers to control slurry spreading widths according to the GPS position...
Environment
The slurry spreading season comes to an end today October 15. The deadline much like last year holds little fear...
Environment
Up to 9,000 farmers are at risk of exceeding their nitrogen and phosphorus limits for 2014 according to the Department of...
Machinery
Bauer is re-launching its high-specification slurry tankers in Ireland and the UK by supplying contractors and large farm operators direct...
Beef
When to spread slurry and where to spread it are two key questions that will be addressed as part of...
Agri-Business
In the wake of recent farm tragedies numerous organisations involved in Irish agriculture have appealed to farmers to take all...
Beef
“With slurry there are two very simple questions to ask: where to Spread? and when to spread?” This was the...
Breaking News
With the weather up to recently making slurry spreading near impossible, many farmers who had slurry tanks at full capacity...
Breaking News
The closed periods for spreading slurry in Ireland were decided following extensive consultation and were discussed with farming bodies and...