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Key dates for slurry spreading in 2025
Niamh Murphy
The open season for slurry spreading is approaching, with dates for the different zones in the coming days and weeks.
23 December 2024 Husbandry
Tillage management: catch crops, safety and soil sampling
There are some rules to remember when it comes to grazing catch crops planted under ACRES. These crops can only be lightly grazed.
13 November 2024 News
New 98,000t AD plant proposed at Lisheen Mine
The proposed anaerobic digestion (AD) plant is located close to an operational sludge AD plant, as well as a proposed large-scale AD, compost and growing media facility in the area.
Hunt continues for Greengate Biogas’s 2,000 farmers
Greengate Biogas, which plans to build seven 600,000-tonne anaerobic digestion plants across Ireland, attended this year's National Ploughing Championships seeking farmers to supply slurry and manure.
25 September 2024 News
Dealing with another snatch-and-grab year
There have been few opportunities for field work this summer, writes John Egerton.
28 August 2024 Northern Ireland
Farming with military precision in Kells
The National Sheep Association held its AGM on the farm of Roger and Hilary Bell last week. Peter McCann reports
21 August 2024 Northern Ireland