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How to get the best out of your slurry
Rachel Donovan
Noel Meehan from Teagasc shares key advice on how best to maximise the use of slurry, with farmers in zone A and zone B now permitted to spread slurry.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Growing interest in slurry separation
There has been a big increase in the number of NI farmers looking to separate their slurry.
14 January 2025 News
Uisce Éireann fined €4,000 for sewage pollution in Mayo
The case revolves around effluent from Uisce Éireann’s wastewater pumping station in Claremorris, which flowed into Clare Lake in Mayo, killing at least 945 fish over a two-week period.
Tenders sought for Kildare wetlands restoration
The team is tasked with creating a restoration plan for a calcareous fen and associated habitats at Pollardstown Fen SAC with the aim of implementing measures an monitoring.
14 January 2025 Climate and environment
Footballs flying over spilled milk
I always knew milk was a versatile product, but I was taken aback to hear about a new use for it devised by some clued-in ground staff at Portuguese team Oliveirense at the weekend.
8 January 2025 Dealer
Colm McCarthy: Is it time to extend water charges?
Running the water supply and wastewater disposal system will cost the Exchequer up to €2 billion per annum if current ambitions are to be realised.
8 January 2025 Viewpoints
Kerry farmers help HSE deliver essential medical supplies
The IFA is working in conjunction with the HSE to help deliver essential medical supplies and personnel.
7 January 2025 News
Five tips for working in freezing conditions
Temperatures are set to drop well below freezing next week, making working conditions on farms more difficult. Outlined are some tips to working in freezing conditions.
4 January 2025 Management
Microalgae could be key to Irish wastewater problem
Wastewater is a problem throughout the agri-food industry. But what can be done? A team of researchers is working to treat water in a circular way, using microalgae, writes Janine Kennedy.
1 January 2025 News
McConalogue hails farmers' environmental actions
The work carried out by farmers as part of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme will have 'long-term benefits for all of us', the minister says.
27 December 2024 News
Five jobs to get sheds ready for spring calving
With spring calving just around the corner, outlined are five jobs to prepare sheds for one of the busiest times of the year.
25 December 2024 Management
Farmer Writes: cows housed based on calving dates
We have the cows now separated out into the three cubicle sheds according to their calving dates.
23 December 2024 Farmer Writes