N.Ireland
DAERA: New £4m project aims to reduce ‘excess phosphorus’ from slurry
Farming, energy and rural advisory business, BH Estates, has been awarded £4 million by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Slurry
N.Ireland
NI Water urges farmers to protect water when spreading slurry
As the slurry season comes to an end, Northern Ireland (NI) Water is reminding farmers to protect watercourses when spreading...
N.Ireland
NI farmers advised to ‘plan slurry spreading’ before closed period
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been advised to plan their slurry spreading “to ensure readiness for the closed period which...
Environment
Dairy farmer gets suspended sentence for allowing slurry to run into stream
A Wellington dairy farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence for allowing slurry to run into the Westford Stream....
Agri-Business
Environment Agency urges farmers to prepare for winter slurry storage
The Environment Agency is urging farmers to start preparations now for winter slurry storage and to contact it if they...
N.Ireland
Report: 3,500 ‘falsified’ soil samples submitted in NI with ag planning applications
Public bodies, including councils, in Northern Ireland failed to proactively investigate potential agricultural planning fraud – involving nearly 3,500 “falsified”...
N.Ireland
Progress made on extracting phosphorus from slurries – McAleer
Sinn Féin spokesperson for agriculture in Northern Ireland, MLA Declan McAleer, believes that progress has been made in developing systems...
Machinery
Vogelsang launches mobile XSplit slurry separator
It is perhaps Ireland’s worst kept agricultural secret, that there is hardly the capacity to store the slurry produced by...
Agri-Business
Welsh family farm prosecuted following pollution of 12km of waterways
A family farm business at Rhydsais Farm in Talgarreg, Ceredigion, has been prosecuted after a slurry store collapse resulted in...
N.Ireland
Investigations ongoing into Antrim fish kill following slurry discharge
Over 1,100 fish were killed in a Co. Antrim river after reports of slurry being discharged into the water source...
Rural Life
Farmer pollutes stream after collapse of a dam made of manure
Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard manure...
N.Ireland
CAFRE offers advice as slurry tanks ‘remain full’ after wet spell
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has put together its management tips for farmers as slurry tanks...
N.Ireland
Two men taken to hospital after ‘near miss’ slurry gas incident
Two men were taken to hospital for treatment following an incident involving slurry gas on a farm in Co. Antrim...
Dairy
Is it time to prepare silage ground for the first cut?
Although there are still many cows in the shed, and grazing has not fully taken off yet, it’s now time...
Dairy
Focus on silage quality for better milk margins – dairy expert
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now...
N.Ireland
The benefits of slurry separation according to AFBI
The benefits of slurry separation were profiled at recent College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) events, hosted to...
Agri-Business
LMC urges vigilance when working with slurry
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is urging farmers to exercise care and vigilance when working with slurry as the...
Machinery
Vogelsang bring further sophistication to slurry booms
Shown for the first time in the UK at LAMMA was Vogelsang’s 24m BacPac Umbilical ground level application boom with...
