Environment
Pondstir makes effluent easy to manage
Effluent shouldn’t be a drain on your dairy farm. The right stirrer will help you to fully capitalise on this valuable resource.
Water rises to the top
Freshwater reforms and other recent environmental legislation have directed the focus to water, and while that will mean change, it doesn’t have to be all bad, Keri Johnston writes.
Nitrogen use drops 12%
Farmers were getting very clear signals from central and local government, customers, consumers of the need to reduce nitrogen use - even before Russia’s war in Ukraine, Karen Trebilcock reports.
Stepping up on emissions
Anne Lee reports. Photos: Debbie Henderson.
Irish farmers face N limits
Ireland has strengthened nitrogen rules. Anne Lee explains them and how the system works.
Fewer cows, more fert in the Netherlands
Sjoerd Hofstee reports.