Dairy
Following the wettest start to the year since 2018, Agriland caught up with farmers from Wicklow to see how slurry management is faring out.
Cows are still housed and tanks are quickly filling, all while farmers are unable to travel fields given the saturation levels.
Tillage
Buffer zones play an important role in helping to prevent sediment, nutrient loss and pesticides entering watercourses....
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Following the wettest start to the year since 2018, Agriland caught up with some farmers...
Buffer zones along watercourses help to prevent sediment, nutrient loss and pesticides entering water courses.
Teagasc is confirming that a buffer zone of 6m will be required if late harvested crops are planted in a tillage field with a watercourse
Environment
The current issue of the ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast focuses on the role of buffer zones in protecting and enhancing water quality
Agri Politics
TD Claire Kerrane has called for a 'definite decision' to be made on buffer zones around areas where turf cutting is permitted
Dairy Technical
The closed period for slurry spreading is around two weeks away, with the final day for spreading slurry in 2023 being September 30.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) recently issued an extension to six arable actions under ACRES.
Buffer strips are referenced as important features, which must be formally recognised by tillage farmers at all times.
The closed period for slurry will begin a week earlier than usual this year, with the closed period beginning on October 8.
Buffer zones for surface waters double in width from 5m to 10m in the first two weeks after the prohibited spreading period ends.
Beef
Buffer zones for surface waters increase in the first two weeks after the prohibited spreading period ends and the two weeks before it begins.
