Organic manures

Yield Watch results ready for big reveal

The results from Isaac Wheelock’s winter wheat followed as part of the Yield Watch series will be released at Tillage Day.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Yield Watch results ready for big reveal

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6,000 nuts and bolts, 400,000 gallons…but does building a slurry tower pay off?

6,000 nuts and bolts, 400,000 gallons…but does building a slurry tower pay off?

CROPS 16 September 2026

Teagasc promotes power of manures in tillage

Teagasc promotes power of manures in tillage

L2 15 September 2026

‘Heavy capital investment’ needed to meet new slurry storage rules

‘Heavy capital investment’ needed to meet new slurry storage rules

‘Heavy capital investment’ needed to meet new slurry storage rules

NEWS 3 July 2026

Deadline to verify slurry imports nears

Deadline to verify slurry imports nears

Deadline to verify slurry imports nears

SCHEMES 1 July 2026

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Schemes update: Department publishes new reference layers showing slopes

Schemes update: Department publishes new reference layers showing slopes

The maps can be used to denote areas where slurry can be applied with a splash plate as opposed to LESS equipment.

SCHEMES 8 May 2026

IFA calls on Department to change import rules for organic manure

IFA calls on Department to change import rules for organic manure

At the moment, calculations for the amount of organic nutrients a farmer can import is based on the current year’s stocking rate.

NEWS 10 March 2026

Navigating tricky fertiliser regulations

Navigating tricky fertiliser regulations

There are further changes on the cards in 2026 in determining fertiliser allowances, with these introduced under the sixth Nitrates Action Plan and mainly affecting dairy farmers.

FERTILIZERS 21 February 2026

Prices in the 'doldrums' – but attractive grain needs to be valued

Prices in the 'doldrums' – but attractive grain needs to be valued

Director of Teagasc Frank O’Mara opened the Teagasc National Tillage Conference acknowledging that the sector is in trouble, but noting Irish grain is hugely attractive.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Tillage Management: nitrates, weather and herbicides

Tillage Management: nitrates, weather and herbicides

New nitrates rules are mainly positive for tillage farmers with some restrictions on manures applied in the autumn time.

HUSBANDRY 10 December 2025

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