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Farmers to be paid for slurry as ‘biogas creamery’ unveiled
Stephen Robb
The plant will follow the Danish style of AD, with the feedstock consisting solely of animal manures and slurries from pigs, beef cattle, dairy cows, chickens, horses and ducks.
16 April 2025 News
Dairygold suppliers back down on EGM call
Milk price, according to the committee, will be major bone of contention as well as committee membership and the co-op's financial performance.
16 April 2025 News
Clampdown on farm plastic returns
There are stricter rules ahead for farmers disposing of silage plastic this year.
Farm Tech Talk: SCEP, clover and milk processors
On the agenda this week, we chat about various farm schemes and look at the future finances of some major milk processors.
11 April 2025 News
Galway farmer loses 30ac of forestry following storm Éowyn
This Galway farmer woke up last Friday morning to 30ac of his 80ac forest lying flat.
28 January 2025 News
LAMMA 2025: Major launches mini mulcher head
Major Equipment launched its latest MJ39-080D mulching head for mini diggers following on from the success of its larger models launched in 2022.
22 January 2025 Farm machinery
Northern inheritance bombshell
Around half of all farms in Northern Ireland, accounting for 80% of farmed land, could be affected by the inheritance tax changes.
11 December 2024 Editorial
Too late to change Ireland’s anaerobic digestion direction?
Stephen Robb looks ahead at some of the challenges facing the next Government as Ireland’s fledgling anaerobic digestion industry struggles to get off the ground.
27 November 2024 Renewables
Critical farm renewables reset needed
With an election looming, in the first of two articles, Stephen Robb explores whether it is time for a critical reset in our approach to renewable electricity development on farms.
20 November 2024 Renewables
Plans unveiled for 3,700ac solar farm in England
While guidelines are in place, solar farms have not been banned on farmland in England, where a number of major solar projects have been recently proposed.
18 November 2024 News