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Dempsey at Large: slurry - a new focus
Matt Dempsey
Not surprisingly with a farm of this size and visibility all the regulations are scrupulously observed.
13 March 2024 News
Deadline for lime scheme spreading extended
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has announced a significant extension to the deadline for spreading lime purchased under the national liming programme.
6 March 2024 Management
Dealing with the current weather on beef farms
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at dealing with the current weather and planning for fertiliser.
Indian-built electric quad quietly gaining traction in Europe
The Powerland Tachyon is a new player in the world of electric ATVs, and has recently arrived in Ireland. Peter Thomas Keaveney put it through its paces.
21 February 2024 Farm machinery
Installing a manual guidance system – what’s involved?
Gary Abbott caught up with Topcon specialists, Wel-Tech Agri and Plant to follow the installation process of a manual guidance system to a non-guidance ready tractor.
14 February 2024 Farm machinery
Vogelsang presents new options for trailing shoe slurry systems
Vogelsang has taken the wraps off a prototype ‘DoubleFlow’ slurry application system, which divides each singular outlet on its trailing shoe into two outlets.
14 February 2024 News
Fertiliser spreader investment paying dividends on Tipperary farm
Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to meet Tipperary tillage farmer Michael Healy who runs both trailed and mounted high-end fertiliser spreaders for growing a mix of potatoes, beet and cereals.
7 February 2024 Farm machinery
Section control spreader pays its way on Offaly farm
Since upgrading to a new Amazone GPS section control fertiliser spreader, Offaly farmer Michael Silke has made significant savings which have helped meet its annual repayments, Gary Abbott reports.
7 February 2024 Farm machinery
Variable rate fertiliser application, is it viable?
Dermot Forristal from Teagasc Oak Park explains what variable rate application is and examines are Irish farmers losing out without adopting it.
7 February 2024 Farm machinery
Is your spreader spring ready?
Gary Abbott looks at the most critical points to consider when setting up a fertiliser spreader for the spreading season.
7 February 2024 Farm machinery
Beef Management: SCEP texts, early grass and reducing meal feeding
Adam Woods takes a look at SCEP texts, compensatory growth and early grass in this week's Beef Management.
24 January 2024 Management
Lamma 2024: Spread-a-Bale launches side-throw header option
Spread-a-Bale has launched a new option to its M range of straw-spreading machines, which allows for the side discharge of straw either to the left, right or forwards.
24 January 2024 Farm machinery