Agri Politics
A proposal to allow farmers to spread slurry using a splash plate on hilly ground has been welcomed by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
The IFA has said that it is working on possible solutions to the use of low emission slurry spreading (LESS) for low stocked farmers.
Agri-Business
Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has called on Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to defer the splash plate ban.
A petition signed by 450 farmers in Tipperary calling for the splash plate ban to be deferred has been presented to Minister Martin Heydon.
Opinion
The new TAMS is set to exclude dribble bars, yet they they are cheaper and lighter than trailing shoe units and can perform just as well.
