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LESS 'not suitable' for farms located on high ground

Farmers in Tipperary have said that LESS equipment is not practical or safe for small-scale drystock farms on high ground.

25 September 2024 NEWS

IFA calls deferral of mandatory LESS for lower stocked farms

Farmers stocked between 100kg and 130kg organic nitrogen/ha should not have to face the "unnecessary" cost burden of LESS, the IFA's livetsock chair said.

12 September 2024 NEWS

KME to debut umbilical pump and compressor combi unit

Kerry Mechanical Engineering (KME) will launch its latest umbilical slurry pump and air compressor combi unit at the Ploughing Championships, alongside showing its full portfolio of slurry equipment.

11 September 2024
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Abbey to display slurry handling innovations

Abbey Machinery is set to unveil a new flexi-shoe applicator alongside a new 2050PR slurry tanker model fitted with an Agri Pro trailing shoe at the National Ploughing Championships.

11 September 2024 NEWS

SlurryKat to unveil front umbilical hose reeler

Northern Irish manufacturer, SlurryKat returns to the National Ploughing Championships once again to showcase its full range of slurry handling machinery including a new 1,400m umbilical hose reeler.

11 September 2024
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Slurryquip's nurse tank and mobile slurry separator

Alongisde displaying its full range of tanker mounted and umbilical attachments, Slurryquip will debut a new 65m3 nurse tank and the Bioselect RC 150 mobile slurry separator from Borger.

11 September 2024
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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
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Steps for NI dairy farms to cut ammonia by 43%

Open days for local farmers were held at AFBI Hillsborough last week. Peter McCann reports.

26 June 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND