Environment
Council highlights risks posed by silage effluent
As silage season approaches, Limerick City and County Council has reminded farmers of their obligations around effluent. In a statement,...
Silage Effluent
Dairy Technical
Managing silage effluent on farms in a very wet year
A certain level of silage effluent is expected when harvesting crops, but this year due to the very wet weather,...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Environment
'Pit not fit for purpose': Farmer fined for polluting river with silage effluent
Inland Fisheries Ireland is appealing to the farming and agricultural community to ensure that silage pits are fit for purpose,...
Dairy Technical
Management of silage effluent after first cut
On the recent ‘Let’s Talk Dairy’ webinar Stuart Childs, dairy specialist with Teagasc spoke about the control of silage effluent...
Environment
Council warns farmers over silage effluent in Limerick
Farmers and silage contractors have been urged to redouble their efforts to eliminate silage effluent spillages from crops amid a...
Environment
Galway farmer convicted and fined for polluting river with silage effluent
A farmer in Co. Galway has been convicted and fined for allowing silage effluent to enter a river, which resulted...
N.Ireland
Northern Irish farmer fined for allowing silage effluent to enter waterway
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined for polluting a waterway with silage effluent. William Steele from Liswatty Road,...
N.Ireland
Silage effluent suspected of causing a major fish kill in Northern Ireland
Silage effluent is the suspected cause of more than 1,000 fish dying in a river near Claudy, Co. Derry, according...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
