Slurry

Slurry gas is lethal – just one breath can kill

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...

June 10, 2014
Decisions with slurry

Decisions with slurry

“With slurry there are two very simple questions to ask: where to Spread? and when to spread?” This was the...

March 30, 2014
Key regulations when transferring slurry between farms

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...

March 10, 2014
Hogan outlines how dates for spreading slurry were selected

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...

February 3, 2014
Spring slurry key for soil fertility as new season commences

Spring slurry key for soil fertility as new season commences

The period in which farmers are not allowed to spread slurry came to an end for farmers in the south...

January 13, 2014
Make the most of your slurry this spring

Make the most of your slurry this spring

For many years now Teagasc has been advising farmers to spread their slurry in the spring. Although chemical fertiliser costs stabilised...

January 2, 2014
Slurry deadline today

Slurry deadline today

The slurry spreading season comes to an end today.  The deadline holds little fear for farmers this year when compared...

October 14, 2013
No extension to slurry spreading season

No extension to slurry spreading season

The deadline for the slurry spreading season, October 15, will not be extended. This is according to the Minister for...

October 10, 2013