Machinery
Direct sales approach makes Bauer slurry tankers more attractive
Bauer is re-launching its high-specification slurry tankers in Ireland and the UK by supplying contractors and large farm operators direct...
Slurry
Beef
When is the right time to spread slurry? Find out tomorrow….
When to spread slurry and where to spread it are two key questions that will be addressed as part of...
Sponsored
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...
Agri-Business
Slurry gas is lethal – just one breath can kill
In the wake of recent farm tragedies numerous organisations involved in Irish agriculture have appealed to farmers to take all...
Beef
Decisions with slurry
“With slurry there are two very simple questions to ask: where to Spread? and when to spread?” This was the...
Breaking News
Key regulations when transferring slurry between farms
With the weather up to recently making slurry spreading near impossible, many farmers who had slurry tanks at full capacity...
Breaking News
Hogan outlines how dates for spreading slurry were selected
The closed periods for spreading slurry in Ireland were decided following extensive consultation and were discussed with farming bodies and...
Breaking News
Spring slurry key for soil fertility as new season commences
The period in which farmers are not allowed to spread slurry came to an end for farmers in the south...
Breaking News
Make the most of your slurry this spring
For many years now Teagasc has been advising farmers to spread their slurry in the spring. Although chemical fertiliser costs stabilised...
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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...
Rural Life
Slurrysafe takes top prize at the innovation awards
Dairy farmers-inventors Alan and Colette Martin of Ballyduff Upper, Co Waterford, accepted the recent Dairy Show’s innovation gold medal, while...
Environment
Slurry deadline today
The slurry spreading season comes to an end today. The deadline holds little fear for farmers this year when compared...
Other
No extension to slurry spreading season
The deadline for the slurry spreading season, October 15, will not be extended. This is according to the Minister for...