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Refurbishing a sluggish vacuum pump

With the slurry spreading season just around the corner, Gary Abbott looks at what is involved when it comes to refurbishing a tired vacuum pump.

8 January 2025 NEWS

ICSA demands Minister to rethink dribble bar grant aid under TAMS

Many farmers with smaller tractors, heavier soils or hilly farms simply cannot operate a trailing shoe because of its weight and the ground conditions, ICSA president Seán McNamara has said.

7 January 2025 NEWS
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Slick, practical Mayo engineering

AgriSpread recently gave us the opportunity to put its latest Pro+ 14000 rear discharge vertical beater dung spreader through its paces. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

1 January 2025
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Joskin- from Agri contractor to manufacturer with 130,000 machines in 41 years

Building 3,500-4,000 machines each year, Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Soumagne in Belgium to meet the Joskin family and visit some of the Joskin factories.

23 December 2024
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Tips for spreading protected urea

Dermot Forristal of Teagasc looks at how to achieve optimum results when spreading protected urea.

4 December 2024
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FCI national contractor conference next week

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors (FCI) National Agricultural Contractor Conference will take place at the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise, on Wednesday 4 December at 11am.

27 November 2024 NEWS

Hill farmers not recognised in splash plate ban - MEP

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has criticised the regulation that will mean that, from 1 January 2025, 41,000 farmers will be required to use new, more environmentally friendly equipment to spread slurry.

11 November 2024 NEWS
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Dublin AD plant to build slurry stores for farmers

They said the minimum viable landholding that would allow them to build a slurry tank is around 500ac, and the farmer must use the digestate for 10 years or more.

6 November 2024 NEWS
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10,000ac digestate opportunity for Dublin and Meath farmers

Located just off the M50 in Huntstown, Bia Energy is seeking to partner with farmers for long-term digestate agreements and, in return, will build slurry tanks for them, writes Stephen Robb.

6 November 2024 RENEWABLES