N.Ireland
The UFU has achieved an extension on behalf of farmer and contractors unable to submit their non-derogated manure export records on time
As the slurry season comes to an end, Northern Ireland (NI) Water is reminding farmers to protect watercourses when spreading slurry...
Rural Life
Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard manure collapsed.
Government
Defra has announced a River Wye Action plan to "preserve" the river, including £35 million for poultry manure management equipment.
Agri-Business
The Welsh minister for rural affairs has announced that farms with 80% or more grassland can apply...
Supermarket chain Waitrose is now using cow manure to power tractors at one of its farms in a bid to reach net zero.
Environment
Losses from the nitrogen cycle "cannot be eliminated", so the livestock sector needs to minimise them, according to a new report.
AstraZeneca has announced it is switching to biogas produced from cow manure and food waste in the US to cut its carbon emissions.
The results of a study, looking at the potential for biomethane production in Northern Ireland,...
Machinery
Vogelsang have long recognised the importance of retaining and evenly reapplying nutrients that have passed through livestock during feeding.
The closed period for the spreading of farmyard manure starts on November 1 and will last until mid-January at the earliest.
