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Some 885 farmers participated in the latest Irish Farmers Journal reader survey and share their experiences of farm inspections.
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GlasPort Bio is a Galway biotechnology company which has developed the methane-reducing feed additive RumenGlas and methane-reducing slurry additive GasAbate.
Noel Meehan of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme highlights water quality issues to consider during the closed period
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Munster Technological University (MTU) Tralee held a Sustainable Slurry Solutions event drawing together over 70 attendees across two days.
NI plans to separate slurry on-farm, before sending the solid fraction to AD plants.
An extended closed period for spreading soiled water comes into force this December, writes Aidan Brennan.
The results from the first year of data collected on 100 farms indicate that actual requirements exceed that of current Department storage requirements.
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Lowering the phosphorus balance on farms will quickly lead to improved water quality in NI, research shows.
The control of soiled water was a major issue on farms inspected by county councils in 2023.
IFA environment chair, John Murphy, urged farmers to invest in extra slurry storage, to give them control over when they can spread, while speaking on a panel at the Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day.
