Slurry storage

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

The research was conducted in a slurry storage emissions facility at the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute in Hillsborough, Co Down

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

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Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

BUILDINGS 23 December 2025

A low-cost approach to slurry separation

A low-cost approach to slurry separation

FARM MACHINERY 17 December 2025

Derogation reprieve until 2028

Derogation reprieve until 2028

Derogation reprieve until 2028

NEWS 10 December 2025

Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

NEWS 8 December 2025

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Derogation farmers with lands 30km from holding asked to declare activity

Derogation farmers with lands 30km from holding asked to declare activity

If a higher level of farming activity is not declared on lands more than 30km away from the primary holding, the maximum organic nitrogen (N) stocking rate will be limited to 170kg N/ha.

NEWS 10 November 2025

Where does value lie in storage?

Where does value lie in storage?

Slurry capacities increasing for dairy farmers are set to put more work and costs in to systems, but can value be gotten in a high building cost era. Martin Merrick and Tommy Moyles report.

FARM BUILDINGS 10 November 2025

Focus intro: labour saving an increasing requirement amid scarcity of help

Focus intro: labour saving an increasing requirement amid scarcity of help

With skilled labour becoming increasingly hard to find, more and more farmers are using technology or better facilities to reduce their own labour input.

FARM BUILDINGS 10 November 2025

Dairy Day: water quality poses planning challenges in southeast

Dairy Day: water quality poses planning challenges in southeast

Water quality issues due to the soil type in the area are resulting in delays to planning in the southeast, farmers attending Dairy Day were told, reports Tommy Moyles.

DAIRY DAY 10 November 2025

More productive cows drive slurry storage changes

More productive cows drive slurry storage changes

A more productive cow, producing more milk solids and eating more to do it is the reason why slurry storage requirements per dairy cow are increasing the Listowel Food Fair heard recently.

NEWS 10 November 2025

Flags fly high on new four-bay suckler shed

Flags fly high on new four-bay suckler shed

Martin Merrick visited the Grogan’s of Killimer to see their new four-bay suckler shed which is nearing completion.

BUILDINGS 10 November 2025

Editorial: national effort on derogation pays off

Editorial: national effort on derogation pays off

The effectiveness of the national effort of the last year was proven, and the reward delivered this week.

VIEWPOINTS 10 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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