Slurry spreading
Kieran Mailey on 12 Oct 2021
Beef management: final call for slurry spreading
With the closed period for slurry spreading coming into effect this week, make the most of dry weather to get tanks fully emptied.
Caoimhe Harney on 22 Sep 2021
McConalogue on nitrates ‘farmers need something flexible that works’
The Minister told the Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy, that farmers will have difficulty securing TAMS if they are not compliant with the existing rules.
Peter McCann on 22 Sep 2021
No slurry exemption if waiting on a new tanker
The high demand for low-emission slurry spreading equipment has led to delays with machinery manufacturers.
John Crowe on 18 Sep 2021
The Grass Week: Adopting new technologies to grow and manage grass better
Clover was the star of the show at the Moorepark Open Day but what other grassland technologies can farmers adopt? John Crowe reports.
John Crowe on 14 Sep 2021
Moorepark: improving nitrogen use efficiency and reducing nitrogen surpluses
Michael O’Donovan and Michael Egan discuss the key aspects of balancing N inputs and outputs to reduce N surpluses.
on 13 Sep 2021
Always ask yourself: are you sure it’s safe?
As the season changes and as winter conditions approach, Michael Murray, public safety manager with ESB Networks, is asking farmers to remain vigilant around the farm.
Contributor on 08 Sep 2021
Reducing chemical nitrogen use on dairy farms
Brian McCarthy, Deidre Hennessy and Michael Egan discuss where artificial nitrogen is going in the future.
Contributor on 08 Sep 2021
What does nitrogen use efficiency mean?
Michael O’Donovan, Elodie Ruelle and Brendan Horan discuss using grazing to improve nitrogen use efficiency.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 08 Sep 2021
Agricultural mechanisation in the decade ahead
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott look at how proposed legislation and policy changes may shape the machinery we use.
Noel Bardon on 05 Sep 2021
‘Map acres’ clampdown ‘guaranteed’ in new nitrates plan - Department
The head of the Department’s nitrates division has made his thoughts known on the practice of ‘diluting’ stocking rates using land farmed only on paper during a Teagasc Signpost webinar.
Adam Woods on 04 Sep 2021
'Department needs to be held to account on nitrates proposals' - Cavan IFA
With mounting anger among farmers on the new nitrates proposals, Adam Woods went to a Cavan IFA farm walk to see what Cavan farmers had to say on the new nitrates proposals.
Justin McCarthy on 01 Sep 2021
Editorial: LESS is more when it comes to farm costs
The consequences of forcing farmers to use LESS equipment regardless of land type could lead to a concentration of slurry spreading on the flatter, better-quality land.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 25 Aug 2021
Eight- to 12-month wait time for new slurry tankers
Existing lead times on LESS slurry equipment may see a further increase if proposals under the latest consultation document on the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) come into place.
Matt Dempsey on 25 Aug 2021
Home Farm: one of the most important weeks
We will hopefully start ploughing this week – we have slurry on the ground, so it should get a chance to dry in and allow easier ploughing.
Adam Woods on 18 Aug 2021
Beef Management: tetany issues, spreading slurry and farm safety
This week, we take a look at getting the last of the slurry out, preventing grass tetany and staying safe when handling and loading cattle.
Kieran Mailey on 17 Aug 2021
Beef management: don't delay with slurry spreading
Ground conditions are holding up and there are windows for slurry spreading, taking the pressure off storage tanks before the closed period begins in October.
Jack Kennedy on 11 Aug 2021
Comment: nitrates changes significant for many farmers
The big ticket items in the proposals just released this week reduce artificial nitrogen limits by between 10 to 15%.
Ellen Durkin on 10 Aug 2021
Nitrates regulations 'unnecessarily harsh' – ICMSA
New nitrates proposals could result in substantial costs being inflicted on farmers, ICMSA president says.
Declan O'Brien on 09 Aug 2021
Clampdown on slurry storage proposed for next nitrates programme
Fertiliser register remains on the cards and sweeping changes are also proposed to the closed slurry spreading periods.
John Crowe on 31 Jul 2021
The Grass Week: grass quality and fertiliser application
Now is the time to make a plan for your last two applications of nitrogen for 2021, writes John Crowe.