The Government has no plans to extend the slurry deadline past October 15 of this year. This is according to...
October 5, 2016
Farmers have one week left to spread chemical fertilisers on their lands before the prohibition application period kicks in. Under...
September 8, 2016
Two dogs on a farm in Northern Ireland had a lucky escape recently, after they were overcome by fumes from...
September 5, 2016
A farmer had a lucky escape recently after the hydraulics failed in his tractor while he was agitating slurry and...
May 20, 2016
Milder, drier weather is on the way and with it brings slurry and fertiliser spreading. So, in order to help...
March 10, 2016
Between waterlogged ground and exceptionally strong winter growth, the weather this winter has been nothing short of a disaster for...
February 11, 2016
From February 1 (on farms in Northern Ireland) or January 16 on farms in the Republic of Ireland, slurry goes...
January 21, 2016
Drowning and gas poisoning are the two major health and safety problems when it comes to slurry. Drowning is the...
December 27, 2015
The prohibited period when slurry spreading is not allowed on Irish farms will lift in a couple of weeks. Drowning and...
December 24, 2015
The physical separation of pig and cattle slurry into its liquid and solid components will increase the rate of nitrogen...
June 13, 2015
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
June 4, 2015
Last year, there were 30 deaths due to farm accidents in Ireland. Out of that 30 fatalities, four of them were...
May 27, 2015
A Galway farmer wants to remind farmers that it is only a matter of seconds between life and death after...
April 20, 2015
Kevin McEnteggart fell into a slurry tank as a child and he explains in a Health and Safety Authority (HSA)...
April 17, 2015
Slurry cages will be eligible for grant aid under the next Farm Safety Scheme, according to Dr Robert Leonard a...
March 23, 2015
Joskin has fitted GPS ISO Section Control which will automatically allow farmers to control slurry spreading widths according to the GPS position...
November 1, 2014
The slurry spreading season comes to an end today October 15. The deadline much like last year holds little fear...
October 15, 2014
Bauer is re-launching its high-specification slurry tankers in Ireland and the UK by supplying contractors and large farm operators direct...
July 7, 2014
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