Spreading
Adam Woods on 07 Jul 2021
Beef Management: mastitis, grass quality and spraying docks
Top tips on preventing mastitis, keeping quality in grazing swards and spraying docks.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 07 Jul 2021
Spreadpoint takes wraps off new 12m auger system
Spreadpoint, the Co Down-based machinery manufacturer, has just taken the wraps off a new 12m stainless steel auger system to run on its range of belt spreaders. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 23 Jun 2021
Lemken take wraps off ‘Duo’ Solitair
Lemken is introducing its new Duo version of its Solitair 9+ pneumatic seed drill which comes with a divided seed hopper.
Stephen Robb on 13 Jun 2021
Blight strain that led to the famine spread along British colony trade routes
The strain of blight which appeared in Ireland in the mid-1800s was much more widespread than first thought, spreading from Europe to Asia and Africa along British colony trade routes.
Adam Woods on 09 Jun 2021
Beef Management: the grass surge, bloat issues and slurry safety
Adam Woods takes a look at managing grass in the current growth surge, how to deal with bloat issues and has a few tips on slurry safety on a busy week on farms.
Peter McCann on 08 Jun 2021
Respiratory disease outbreak in NI poultry flocks
A respiratory disease known as Infectious Laryngotracheitis, or ILT, has been confirmed in poultry flocks in Northern Ireland.
Gary Abbott on 02 Jun 2021
Fendt 720: the perfect all-rounder
Gary Abbott caught up with Cork man Richard O’Connor to find out how his Gen 6 Fendt 720 Vario with the recently introduced FendtOne cab has performed since taking delivery earlier this year.
Amy Forde on 17 May 2021
Weekly weather: showers and dry spells on the way
Poorly drained soils will become saturated or waterlogged, especially across Munster, Connacht and west Ulster, later this week, Met Éireann has said.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 12 May 2021
Fertiliser spreader health check
Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney offer some advice worth considering to ensure your spreader continues to perform well this summer.
Peter McCann on 05 May 2021
Value for money needed to get Tier 1 grant
Almost all of the £15m budget has been allocated under the third tranche of the Tier 1 capital grant scheme
Gary Abbott on 31 Mar 2021
Virtual Machinery Day: LESS application methods go head-to-head
As part of Virtual Machinery Day we put each of the low emission slurry spreading (LESS) systems to the test, to find out what the differences really are.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 24 Mar 2021
Bunning adds two new spreaders
Bunning has extended its range of Lowlander Mk4 Compact rear discharge dung spreaders, with two new models to complement the existing 105C TVA.
Peter McCann on 24 Mar 2021
New Johne’s test a ‘game changer’
A new diagnostic test for Johne’s control on farms has been developed by scientists at QUB
Contributor on 24 Mar 2021
Getting to grips with GPS-controlled fertiliser spreaders
Teagasc farm machinery specialist Francis Quigley explains how GPS-controlled fertiliser spreaders operate and the requirements involved in securing TAMS grant aid on such a unit.
Siobhán Walsh on 24 Feb 2021
Setting up your spreader is the start of sustainable spreading
Correct spreader set up is an essential step in efficiently using fertiliser and set up starts when the spreader is attached to the tractor.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 24 Feb 2021
Vogelsang grows turnover by 7% in 2020 to €134m
German mechanical engineering manufacturer Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG, had an increase of approx 7% in turnover in 2020 to €134m.
Jack Kennedy on 19 Feb 2021
Watch: Farm Tech Talk - the Livestock show
It's all go in calving sheds, sheep sheds and fertiliser is moving with dairy farmers spreading early nitrogen.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 17 Feb 2021
Top tips for buying a used fertiliser spreader
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott outline some things farmers should consider when purchasing a used fertiliser spreader.
Peter McCann on 17 Feb 2021
Slurry tanker extension for Tier 1
All successful Tier 1 grant applicants in NI were originally to have four months from the date on their letter of offer to buy their items
Gary Abbott on 17 Feb 2021
Get the most out of your spreader this spring
Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney offer readers some advice worth considering when it comes to setting up the fertiliser spreader for accurate and even spreading this spring.