N.Ireland
Co. Antrim slurry spill: Police warning motorists to slow down
Police are warning motorists to reduce their speed and to drive with “extreme caution” around north-west Lisburn today, following reports...
Slurry
N.Ireland
Local study to put slurry nutrient separation to the test
A pioneering study at the new Nutrient Management Centre at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is set to test...
N.Ireland
End to slurry ban recommended in government report more than a year ago
A government-commissioned report by DAERA’s expert working group recommended ending the slurry ban more than a year ago, AgriLand can...
N.Ireland
Slurry export deadline extended in NI
Northern Ireland farmers now have an extra month to submit their slurry export forms as Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)...
N.Ireland
Reminder: Important NI slurry dates you need to know
With slurry tanks already nearing capacity following a wet summer and autumn, many farmers are eagerly anticipating the start of...
Environment
Umbilical slurry spreading: How much does it cost?
As slurry tanks reach capacity, agricultural contractors are gearing up for a busy period of spreading slurry. This comes as...
Environment
How much are contractors charging for slurry spreading?
Slurry tanks around the country are reaching capacity and agricultural contractors are gearing up for a busy spell. This comes...
N.Ireland
Slurry petition calls for end to 'calendar farming craziness'
Approximately 2,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the slurry ban to be scrapped in Northern Ireland. The...
N.Ireland
Managing slurry nutrients: Are you making the most of the brown stuff?
The amount of livestock manure applied in the UK each year would fill all the lanes of the M1, plus...
N.Ireland
Online manure export forms expected to reduce BPS penalties 'vastly'
Northern Ireland farmers will be asked to fill out manure exports online in the new year – but it’s expected...
Machinery
Heavy-duty, front-mounted filler boosts slurry throughput
Danish manufacturer Samson Agro will unveil a tractor-mounted filling arm – for slurry tankers – at Agritechnica. It will be...
N.Ireland
Two farmers hospitalised just hours before slurry ban deadline
Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been hospitalised, and three animals have died, in a slurry accident just hours before this...
N.Ireland
33 firefighters endeavour to rescue cattle which fell into a slurry tank
33 firefighters were called in to rescue a number of cattle which fell into a slurry tank in Northern Ireland...
Machinery
Hooking up a slurry 'road-train': When one tanker just isn't enough
What can you do if you just can’t fit enough in your slurry tanker; hook another onto the rear? That’s what...
Rural Life
Pics: Tractor cab destroyed in slurry tanker mishap
This poor tractor driver in Wales was left soaked after a sight glass broke on the front of a slurry tanker,...
Machinery
Will this unconventional slurry spreading system escape proposed splash-plate ban?
At the moment, there is a growing fear among farmers that steps could be taken to ban traditional splash-plate slurry...
Grass
What is the going price for slurry spreading?
There is a wide range of prices currently being quoted by agricultural contractors around the country to get slurry spread. Quotes...
Machinery
Pics: Dark 'Kat' spotted on the prowl in the south-east
Waterford-based agricultural contractor Patsy Nugent has taken delivery of a new flagship 2500-gallon SlurryKat tanker, complete with a 9m dribble...
