Production is set to begin on a new Irish-made slurry tanker designed to help farmers access some of the island's toughest hills and softer, wetter ground more safely. Equipped with a ground-driven ...

The statutory closed period for slurry spreading runs from 1 October to 16 January (16 weeks), but farms must still provide ...

'Half-full tankers the most dangerous' Teagasc's machinery specialist Dermot Forristal echoed the manufacturer's concerns. Machinery manufacturers and contractors have voiced their concerns about ...

Taxpayers have been left to pay a €15,000 "parking" fee after a dispute between two Co Donegal brothers over a slurry tanker. Letterkenny District Civil Court heard how Jeffrey McKinney and his ...

A Connacht family claimed in a High Court application that farmers, spraying pesticides were "causing them personal injuries" ...

Greencrop’s vacuum tanker range has been expanded with new models and added features. The business – part of the Ben Burgess Group – specialises in irrigation, slurry and dirty water management. It ...

AS we continue to appreciate the current favourable weather conditions my land is just now beginning to dry enough to withstand travelling over it with a tractor and slurry tank. I believe that from ...

BACKGROUND:Slurry gases are heavier than air and so they displace oxygen, putting anyone entering a slurry tank without breathing equipment in danger of suffocation MULTIPLE DEATHS involving a slurry ...

We have considered slurry to be a valuable source of nutrients for a long time now and would have always said that we spent time planning our slurry application to make the most effective use of it.

After the heavy rain this weekend, farmers are being reminded to spread any remaining dairy washings before the restricted ...