Dairy management: Good chance to get drainage done
Aidan Brennan looks at the role of drainage – a key job for the autumn period on dairy, tillage and livestock farms.
Drainage
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2 July 2024
Management
Reseeding opportunities in July
July is a good month to reseed less-productive swards on suckler farms, with plenty of time for new grass to establish before autumn.
8 June 2024
Grass & feeding
Five tips for reseeding grassland
Reseeding unproductive swards offers a good return on investment. Outlined are five tips for reseeding.
263,000ha of farmland benefit from OPW works
OPW works have been carried out on over 11,000km of drainage channels since the Arterial Drainage Act passed in 1945.
5 June 2024
News
How to make a claim for a VAT refund
Only flat-rate farmers who have incurred VAT in relation to certain types of expenditure are eligible to reclaim VAT.
5 June 2024
News
Watch: trees planted to dry out wet field
Co Down farmer, Derek Robinson has availed of DAERA’s Small Woodland Grant Scheme
22 May 2024
Farmer Writes
Limerick County Council reminds farmers of silage effluent rules
Limerick City and County Council has reminded farmers of their obligations around effluents arising from silage making.
24 April 2024
News
EPA slashes emissions estimate for grasslands
The move came after scientific studies published last year found emissions from peat grasslands to be significantly overestimated.
19 April 2024
Climate and environment
Legal: ‘do my neighbours have a duty to clean out drains?’
A drain pipe running onto his neighbour’s land is causing one farmer much distress, writes Aisling Meehan.
6 March 2024
News
Home Farm: Slurry and daffodils
Drainage - a year like this throws up evidence of where the problems are.
7 February 2024
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