Slurry spreading

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

Schemes update: Department publishes new reference layers showing slopes

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Green watchdog wants tighter NAP rules in NI

Green watchdog wants tighter NAP rules in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 April 2026

Warning for spoiled silage after wet spring

Warning for spoiled silage after wet spring

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 April 2026

Longford contractor praises simplistic ‘no-chains’ Marshall dung spreader

Longford contractor praises simplistic ‘no-chains’ Marshall dung spreader

Longford contractor praises simplistic ‘no-chains’ Marshall dung spreader

FARM MACHINERY 8 April 2026

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

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Beef Management: reseeding, slurry application and supplementing

Beef Management: reseeding, slurry application and supplementing

Where the period from calving to turnout is short, cow body condition is good and silage quality is ok then there is generally little need to supplement.

MANAGEMENT 19 January 2026

TAMS III approval rates tumble for tranche 10

TAMS III approval rates tumble for tranche 10

The Solar Capital Investment Scheme and Dairy Equipment Scheme will see just 10% of applications set to be approved.

SCHEMES 19 January 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: clampdown on bogus slurry movements

Inside the Farmers Journal: clampdown on bogus slurry movements

Bogus slurry movements, Teagasc cutbacks, TAMS and flour are among the topics on this week’s news podcast.

NEWS 19 January 2026

Home Farm: slurry pressures

Home Farm: slurry pressures

We are hoping for a beef price that at least matches last spring but the price seems to be stuck.

VIEWPOINTS 19 January 2026

AFBI chief apologises for data breach

AFBI chief apologises for data breach

The data breach did not come to light until AFBI received a media inquiry about the information in October 2025.

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 January 2026

Big boots help spread the load

Big boots help spread the load

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with contractor Cecil Hall to find out how his Alliance Agriflex+ VF900/50R42 and 710/55R30 floatation tyres are working out on his John Deere 7530 at slurry.

FARM MACHINERY 19 January 2026

Dairy Management: ground conditions not good for slurry spreading

Dairy Management: ground conditions not good for slurry spreading

Farmers and contractors are reporting difficult ground conditions for spreading slurry, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 19 January 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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