Dairy Technical
Time to empty your slurry tanks, as weather set to turn
Ground conditions for the most part are reasonable, and the good weather is expected to hold for a few days...
Dairy Technical
Ground conditions for the most part are reasonable, and the good weather is expected to hold for a few days...
Dairy Technical
After a challenging spring and early summer, some farmers chose to harvest first-cut silage early and aim for a third...
Beef
Slurry and chemical fertilisers are the two main components used on Irish farms to improve or maintain soil fertility and,...
Dairy Technical
Soil contamination is something that is not often talked about, but it can have negative impacts on forage intakes and...
Pig/Poultry
The launch of an online system for recording slurry movement is ‘premature’ according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). The...
Grass
Whether it be saving first-cut silage or taking paddocks out of the rotation, it is important not to forget the...
Environment
Earlier today, Teagasc launched five ‘factsheets’ advising farmers on how to improve and maintain water quality in and around their...
Agri-Business
Ballinasloe-based Easyfix, a leading manufacturer of livestock comfort products, has announced the acquisition of Ameram Slurry Limited’s Aeromix system with...
Dairy
Weather and ground conditions have halted or delayed the spreading of slurry in the two open zones. But once conditions...
Dairy
Co. Down dairy farmer Charlie Weir is in the middle of his second year as chairman of Holstein Northern Ireland...
Beef
Teagasc has launched a digital tool aimed at assisting farmers in applying slurry using low-emission slurry spreading (LESS) equipment. The...
N.Ireland
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is urging the region’s farmers to take simple safety measures when...
Dairy
Farmers must adhere to prescribed buffer zones while spreading slurry throughout the year, according to Teagasc dairy advisor Stuart Childs....
Dairy
The slurry season for 2021 has begun in two of the three zones, with many farmers now rushing to empty...
Environment
The end of the closed period for slurry spreading, chemical fertiliser and farmyard manure is in sight, with spreading once...
Machinery
All contractors have been called on by the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) to ensure that...
Dairy
The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland, in conjunction with the European Milk Forum, recently hosted a webinar highlighting the impact...
Machinery
Reducing the carbon footprint from spreading slurry is a real challenge for farmers. That’s according to Vantage Ireland’s James Murphy....