Slurry spreading equipment

DAERA rules out LESSE grants for large farms

Large cattle farms are already legally required to use the equipment in NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

DAERA rules out LESSE grants for large farms

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Grant funds driven by LESSE demand

Grant funds driven by LESSE demand

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 July 2026

‘Imminent’ grants to help deliver NAP

‘Imminent’ grants to help deliver NAP

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 July 2026

Warning for spoiled silage after wet spring

Warning for spoiled silage after wet spring

Warning for spoiled silage after wet spring

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 April 2026

Slurry spreading season kicks in

Slurry spreading season kicks in

Slurry spreading season kicks in

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 January 2026

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Do you need to spread slurry using LESS equipment in 2026?

Do you need to spread slurry using LESS equipment in 2026?

Farmers with a grassland stocking rate above 100kg organic nitrogen/ha in 2025 must apply slurry with low emission slurry spreading equipment in 2026.

SCHEMES 1 January 1970

Over 1,000 farms not eligible for LESSE grant

Over 1,000 farms not eligible for LESSE grant

Eigibility for the proposed £40m grant scheme needs to consider “existing statutory obligations”.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

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