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Northern Ireland
Fertiliser hit with January price hike
Kieran Mailey
Fertiliser manufacturers have increase price quotes on nitrogen fertiliser as sales start to build ahead of the upcoming spring
11 January 2025 Management
Five tips for early season slurry spreading
As the window for slurry applications opens in mid-Janaury in designated regions of the country, outlined are some tips to spreading in early spring.
10 January 2025 News
Weekend weather: overcast, breezy and mostly dry
Met Éireann has announced that it will thaw this weekend, with wet and overcast weather and highest temperatures of 11°C.
Fewer farms now eligible for TAMS LESS grant aid
Farms stocked between 100kg N/ha and 129kg N/ha must now apply slurry using LESS methods, farms now stocked between130kg/ha and 150kg/ha organic nitrogen are now ineligible to avail of LESS grant aid.
8 January 2025 News
Key dates for slurry spreading in 2025
The open season for slurry spreading is approaching, with dates for the different zones in the coming days and weeks.
7 January 2025 News
Steady progress made on Grange AD in 2024
Ciara Beausang, research officer at Teagasc Grange, provides an update on the progress of the Grange AD plant and the new developments in AD research over the year.
1 January 2025 Renewables
Change of year will affect TAMS LESS eligibility
As we move into 2025, fewer farmers will be able to avail of grant aid for LESS equipment due to ongoing changes.
29 December 2024 Management
Where to now for protected urea?
Aidan Brennan takes a look at the lessons to be learned from protected urea in 2024 and asks where to now for protected urea.
28 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Tillage continues to lead the way on environmental indicators
Tillage farms continue to lead the way on environmental sustainability, but economics remain the issue.
23 December 2024 News
Farmers reminded of nitrates and grazing record deadlines
The deadlines for submitting dairy cow bands and the declaration of slurry movements is also 31 December 2024.
23 December 2024 Schemes
'Too early' to identify cause of in nitrogen drop in water
New report based on the nitrate concentration data for 20 representative river monitoring sites shows a drop in nitrogen levels in Irish waters.
18 December 2024 News
Ireland applies for nitrates derogation renewal
New data released this week shows that nitrogen levels in Irish waters are at the lowest they have been since 2016.
12 December 2024 News