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Machinery
Don't get bogged down with slurry-spreading calculations this spring
Peter Thomas Keaveney
When applying slurry through LESS systems, the working width is typically reduced versus the splash plate, and an increased forward speed is required to achieve the same application rate
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Improving slurry application accuracy by retro-fitting a flow metre
One year ago, Peter Thomas Keaveney retrofitted a flow metre to an umbilical system, and offers his thoughts on the system and why every contractor should consider doing so.
8 January 2025 News
SlurryKat to unveil new lightweight 24m dribble bar at Lamma Show
SlurryKat will unveil a brand new 24m vertical folding dribble bar at Lamma 2025, claiming to be 55% lighter than competitor models leaving it compatible with smaller tractors.
Home Farm: slurry additives
Whether grazing so late in the year was the right decision, I am not sure.
8 January 2025 Viewpoints
Refurbishing a sluggish vacuum pump
With the slurry spreading season just around the corner, Gary Abbott looks at what is involved when it comes to refurbishing a tired vacuum pump.
8 January 2025 News
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
ICSA demands Minister to rethink dribble bar grant aid under TAMS
Many farmers with smaller tractors, heavier soils or hilly farms simply cannot operate a trailing shoe because of its weight and the ground conditions, ICSA president Seán McNamara has said.
7 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
Are you one of the 15,000 farmers facing new slurry spreading rules?
Farmers with a grassland stocking rate of between 100kg/ha and 129kg/ha organic nitrogen are obliged to spread slurry using low emissions spreading equipment once the season opens in 2025.
31 December 2024 News
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
New Nitrates livestock rules coming in to place in 2025
The rules apply to all farmers and include changes to slurry spreading regulations, chemical fertiliser restrictions and lower crude protein levels in concentrates fed during the grazing season.
23 December 2024 News
Farmers told to call out neighbours who let sector down
“I’ll be home in Limerick on Christmas Day and I guarantee you I’ll see a [slurry] tank running around the place,” the director of DII has said.
15 December 2024 News