Environment
Rainfall levels 250% the norm in parts as farmers battle waterlogged ground
Between waterlogged ground and exceptionally strong winter growth, the weather this winter has been nothing short of a disaster for...
Slurry
Grass
The day slurry goes from being a nuisance to a huge resource
From February 1 (on farms in Northern Ireland) or January 16 on farms in the Republic of Ireland, slurry goes...
Rural Life
How many of these slurry guidelines do you follow on the farm?
Drowning and gas poisoning are the two major health and safety problems when it comes to slurry. Drowning is the...
Environment
How to plan safe slurry agitating and spreading
The prohibited period when slurry spreading is not allowed on Irish farms will lift in a couple of weeks. Drowning and...
Environment
Separation of slurry helps enhance nitrogen losses, new research finds
The physical separation of pig and cattle slurry into its liquid and solid components will increase the rate of nitrogen...
Dairy
How to grow low potash silage for dry cows
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
Rural Life
'Farmyards should be a no-go for children'
Last year, there were 30 deaths due to farm accidents in Ireland. Out of that 30 fatalities, four of them were...
Rural Life
'If I got a full mouthful I was gone' - a lucky escape from slurry gas
A Galway farmer wants to remind farmers that it is only a matter of seconds between life and death after...
Rural Life
'My toe got caught in the slats and I fell head first into the slurry tank'
Kevin McEnteggart fell into a slurry tank as a child and he explains in a Health and Safety Authority (HSA)...
Agri-Business
Slurry cages to be allowed under new Farm Safety Scheme
Slurry cages will be eligible for grant aid under the next Farm Safety Scheme, according to Dr Robert Leonard a...
Machinery
GPS guided slurry spreading with Joskin
Joskin has fitted GPS ISO Section Control which will automatically allow farmers to control slurry spreading widths according to the GPS position...
Environment
Slurry spreading season comes to an end
The slurry spreading season comes to an end today October 15. The deadline much like last year holds little fear...
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...
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...
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...
Environment
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...
Environment
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...
