Machinery News
More horsepower and better drivers needed for trailing shoe
The use of Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) equipment requires more skilled tractor drivers and machinery operators and more horsepower...
Trailing shoe
Agri-Business
Farm orgs make calls for changes to TAMS grant
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has called for Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) to be extended to include eligibility...
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Machinery
Vogelsang introduces lighter BlackBird booms
The advent of surface level slurry application led to large number of companies bringing their own boom designs to the...
Beef News
TAMS: Concern over costs after dribble bars excluded
Concerns have been raised that smaller farms will be hit with a cost burden after Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Opinion
Opinion: Let the great grass-cutting height debate begin
I have attended a number of silage events of late at which the issue of grass-cutting height was discussed at...
Agri-Business
Slurry management comes of age at Agritechnica 2023
Slurry has swiftly moved from being considered a nuisance, to becoming a resource that will reward careful management as herd...
Environment
Inclusion of dribble bar in TAMS 3 'not ruled out' - minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine will wait on new analysis of the “emission factor of the dribble...
Agri-Business
Kaweco comes to Ireland with high-spec slurry spreader
Here in Ireland there is a thriving engineering sector that focuses on manufacturing slurry spreading equipment, and with such a...
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Real profits start after 3rd lactation - are your cows making it?
Are you aware that the real profits begin after the third lactation? Research shows that it typically takes two lactations...
Machinery News
Abbey Agri Pro brings the trailing shoe to hilly ground
Abbey Machinery has taken note of the furore surrounding the exclusion of dribble bars from Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS...
Machinery News
Vogelsang slurry booms offer simplicity and strength
At a recent demonstration of its XSplit slurry separator, Vogelsang had arranged for one of its spreading systems to be...
Opinion
Opinion: Why should DAFM want to drop the dribble bar in TAMS?
A much criticised feature of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) is the likely exclusion of dribble bar slurry...
CAP / Schemes
60% grant aid for slurry tanker and trailing shoe in 'new TAMS'
Qualifying farmers will be able to draw down 60% grant aid on slurry tankers and trailing shoes in the ‘new’...
Beef
ICSA calls for trailing shoe option to meet BEAM target
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is proposing a compromise to the problem of the 5% Beef Emergency Aid...
Machinery
’BlackBird’ unveiled: Vogelsang launches new trailing shoe linkage
To coincide with this year’s Agritechnica, German firm Vogelsang has unveiled its new slurry spreading product line-up, spearheaded by its...
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Opti-Skim trumps calf milk replacer with newest edition
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Machinery
How much to retrofit a trailing shoe to your slurry tanker?
Retrofitting an old slurry tanker with a trailing shoe spreading system can prove quite difficult and expensive – for a...
CAP / Schemes
Over 450 farmers have applied for new slurry equipment grants (Here's what's available)
There have been in excess of 450 applications to date to the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme, according to the...
Environment
Wet weather means slurry spreading not an option for most as restriction lifts
Slurry tanks on many farms across the country are almost full to capacity, according to Teagasc’s Head of Environment Knowledge...
Environment
GLAS sparks huge interest in trailing shoes (But what do they cost?)
The low emission slurry spreading measure in the new GLAS scheme has sparked huge interest among farmers and contractors in...