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Renewables
A look under the bonnet of Ireland’s future AD plants
Stephen Robb
Stephen Robb profiles some of the large-scale anaerobic digestion plants in development around the country
13 December 2024 Climate and environment
McCarthy to lead €8.5m investment in methane-reducing additives
GlasPort Bio is a Galway biotechnology company which has developed the methane-reducing feed additive RumenGlas and methane-reducing slurry additive GasAbate.
7 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Significant loss of nutrients to water during the closed period
Noel Meehan of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme highlights water quality issues to consider during the closed period
MTU Tralee hosts sustainable slurry event
Munster Technological University (MTU) Tralee held a Sustainable Slurry Solutions event drawing together over 70 attendees across two days.
4 December 2024 News
NI looks to AD to solve water quality challenges
NI plans to separate slurry on-farm, before sending the solid fraction to AD plants.
4 December 2024 Renewables
Dairy Management: new soiled water rules kick in
An extended closed period for spreading soiled water comes into force this December, writes Aidan Brennan.
2 December 2024 Management
Teagasc data points to increased storage requirement for slurry and soiled water
The results from the first year of data collected on 100 farms indicate that actual requirements exceed that of current Department storage requirements.
30 November 2024 l2
Researchers favour farm P balance calculation
Lowering the phosphorus balance on farms will quickly lead to improved water quality in NI, research shows.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
One third of farms failed council inspections in 2023
The control of soiled water was a major issue on farms inspected by county councils in 2023.
27 November 2024 News
Manage slurry as you do silage or milking – IFA
IFA environment chair, John Murphy, urged farmers to invest in extra slurry storage, to give them control over when they can spread, while speaking on a panel at the Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day.
27 November 2024 News
‘Much swifter’ action needed to stamp out 'bad actors' in dairy farming
The people who are going to disregard the rules are going to disregard the rules until they are caught, Mick Houlihan of Bord Bia said.
21 November 2024 News
Changes afoot for slurry storage
While there is set to be additional grant aid and a relaxation of planning restrictions, new figures on capacity may result in more falling out of compliance.
20 November 2024 Buildings