Environment
DAERA extends SEA consultation to include ammonia strategy
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced it is extending its Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) consultation...
Slurry
N.Ireland
Slurry & fertiliser: Time to look at making quality first-cut silage
Getting nutrients out on first-cut silage ground will become a priority on many farms over the coming days and weeks...
Dairy
Prepare a nutrient management plan for the new season
Now is the time for farmers to start preparing a nutrient management plan with all zones now open for fertiliser...
Machinery
LAMMA launch for tine drill and slurry pump
Among the machines unveiled at LAMMA 2025 were two machines that may be of particular interest to Irish farmers –...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host slurry management open day
Farmers and agricultural contractors are invited to attend a slurry management open day being hosted by the College of Agriculture,...
Rural Life
Lancashire dairy farm fined £10,000 for slurry pollution
A dairy farm in Lancashire has been ordered to pay over £10,000 by the Lancaster Magistrates’ Court for slurry pollution, following...
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...
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...
