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Five tips for early season slurry spreading
Kieran Mailey
As the window for slurry applications opens in mid-Janaury in designated regions of the country, outlined are some tips to spreading in early spring.
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Don't get bogged down with slurry-spreading calculations this spring
When applying slurry through LESS systems, the working width is typically reduced versus the splash plate, and an increased forward speed is required to achieve the same application rate
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Low numbers plan to purchase LESSE
DAERA has previously proposed introducing a ban on the use of splash plates from 1 January 2026.
Are you one of the 15,000 farmers facing new slurry spreading rules?
Farmers with a grassland stocking rate of between 100kg/ha and 129kg/ha organic nitrogen are obliged to spread slurry using low emissions spreading equipment once the season opens in 2025.
31 December 2024 News
Time ticking for autumn slurry
Time is running out to get slurry tanks emptied before the closed period kicks in, although there are two different start dates for NI and the Republic Ireland.
17 September 2024 Management
Over 15,000 more farms face splash plate ban
The Department of Agriculture expects that, by next year, 41,000 farmers will be required to use LESS to spread slurry.
21 August 2024 News
Editorial: Martbids online bidding tool
The Irish Farmers Journal is committed to protecting marts as a sales avenue for farmers and the introduction of the app was part of this commitment.
21 August 2024 Viewpoints