Beef
Scientists develop system to remove phosphorus from slurry
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cattle and, potentially, pig...
Beef
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cattle and, potentially, pig...
Rural Life
A farmer has died after he was involved in an accident involving slurry on his farm in Co. Tyrone. The...
N.Ireland
Three cows and two calves have died on a farm in Northern Ireland and a farmer is lucky to be...
Environment
The Government has no plans to extend the slurry deadline past October 15 of this year. This is according to...
Environment
Farmers have one week left to spread chemical fertilisers on their lands before the prohibition application period kicks in. Under...
Environment
Two dogs on a farm in Northern Ireland had a lucky escape recently, after they were overcome by fumes from...
World News
A farmer had a lucky escape recently after the hydraulics failed in his tractor while he was agitating slurry and...
Rural Life
Milder, drier weather is on the way and with it brings slurry and fertiliser spreading. So, in order to help...
Environment
Between waterlogged ground and exceptionally strong winter growth, the weather this winter has been nothing short of a disaster for...
Grass
From February 1 (on farms in Northern Ireland) or January 16 on farms in the Republic of Ireland, slurry goes...
Rural Life
Drowning and gas poisoning are the two major health and safety problems when it comes to slurry. Drowning is the...
Environment
The prohibited period when slurry spreading is not allowed on Irish farms will lift in a couple of weeks. Drowning and...
Environment
The physical separation of pig and cattle slurry into its liquid and solid components will increase the rate of nitrogen...
Dairy
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
Rural Life
Last year, there were 30 deaths due to farm accidents in Ireland. Out of that 30 fatalities, four of them were...
Rural Life
A Galway farmer wants to remind farmers that it is only a matter of seconds between life and death after...
Rural Life
Kevin McEnteggart fell into a slurry tank as a child and he explains in a Health and Safety Authority (HSA)...
Agri-Business
Slurry cages will be eligible for grant aid under the next Farm Safety Scheme, according to Dr Robert Leonard a...