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Home Farm: slurry pressures

We are hoping for a beef price that at least matches last spring but the price seems to be stuck.

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

Home Farm: slurry pressures

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AFBI chief apologises for data breach

AFBI chief apologises for data breach

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Big boots help spread the load

Big boots help spread the load

FARM MACHINERY 28 January 2026

Dairy Management: ground conditions not good for slurry spreading

Dairy Management: ground conditions not good for slurry spreading

Dairy Management: ground conditions not good for slurry spreading

MANAGEMENT 19 January 2026

Dairy Management: where to go with slurry this spring

Dairy Management: where to go with slurry this spring

Dairy Management: where to go with slurry this spring

MANAGEMENT 12 January 2026

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Options to consider when buying a new slurry tanker

Options to consider when buying a new slurry tanker

With the list of optional equipment on slurry tankers now endless, Gary Abbott looks at some of the more important add-ons worth considering when buying a new farm spec slurry tanker.

FARM MACHINERY 7 January 2026

Are you set to thread lightly this spring?

Are you set to thread lightly this spring?

When it comes to spreading slurry on the shoulders of the year, axle weights, correct tyre choice and inflation pressures need to be considered in order to protect the soil, writes Gary Abbott.

FARM MACHINERY 7 January 2026

Simple calibration for an accurate application

Simple calibration for an accurate application

When using LESS applicators, the working width will likely differ from the splash plate, meaning it is time to rethink forward speed and emptying time to achieve the same application rate.

FARM MACHINERY 7 January 2026

Beef Management: calving preparation, slurry and grazing infrastructure

Beef Management: calving preparation, slurry and grazing infrastructure

Martin Merrick runs through some key management practices ahead of the busy calving period and the opening of the slurry spreading closed period.

MANAGEMENT 7 January 2026

Do you need to spread slurry using LESS equipment in 2026?

Do you need to spread slurry using LESS equipment in 2026?

Farmers with a grassland stocking rate above 100kg organic nitrogen/ha in 2025 must apply slurry with low emission slurry spreading equipment in 2026.

SCHEMES 7 January 2026

Editorial: slurry rules adherence

Editorial: slurry rules adherence

Adam Woods takes a look at the importance of adhering to the slurry spreading rules to avoid any damage to water quality.

EDITORIAL 7 January 2026

From snow groomer to slurry spreader

From snow groomer to slurry spreader

Fergal O’Sullivan caught up with Kerry contractor Donal Browne, to find out why he imported a 400hp Pistenbully snow groomer from the Czech Republic and repurposed it for umbilical slurry spreading.

FARM MACHINERY 7 January 2026

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Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) today issued a reminder to food and beverage producers across Ireland to complete its survey.

Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

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