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Farm Safety Week: one lungful of slurry gas has the capacity to kill
Grace Hoare
Both stacking bales and slurry gas are lethal on farms and individuals must take safety guidelines into consideration.
24 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers in danger of information overload
The detailed results from the soil nutrient health scheme in NI are not easily interpreted or understood.
24 July 2024 News
New 70% slurry storage grant to open
The European Commission approved the 70% slurry storage grant scheme back in April.
On test: Mastek FlexiShoe offers practical, precise performance
Gary Abbott recently tried out Mastek’s 7.6m Flexi trailing shoe applicator to see how it performs.
17 July 2024 Farm machinery
SlurryKat appoints Cork dealer
SlurryKat has announced the appointment of MC&S Agri Sales in Co Cork as new dealers for its slurry spreading and handling products.
10 July 2024 News
Tyrone business awarded SlurryKat dealer of the year
Drumlish Farm Machinery has been awarded the ‘Dealer of the year 2024’ accolade by slurry equipment manufacturer SlurryKat.
10 July 2024 News
Nutrient testing of pig slurry crucial
Slurry testing is crucial to determine what nutrients are being taken on to farms.
26 June 2024 News
Sample slurry to get best value from it
Taking slurry samples will help farmers get better value from their slurry, the Slurry Solutions event in Rosscarbery heard this week.
26 June 2024 l2
Slurry tanks on average were 20% full heading into last winter.
Information from a study on dairy soiled water and slurry volumes showed that across the 100 farms involved tanks were one fifth full on average at the slurry closing date in October 2023.
26 June 2024 l2
Fines and CAP penalties for unregistered fertiliser imports
Farmers who fail to comply with the new fertiliser database rules could incur fines of €5,000 and 100% penalties on CAP payments.
26 June 2024 News
UFU pushes back on Muir’s plans for NIEA
The farm lobby organisation has warned that more enforcement will be counterproductive.
19 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Soiled water problem on farms – EPA
Farm inspections by local authorities will quadruple from 1,100 in 2023 to 4,500 in 2025.
19 June 2024 News