Confirmation that slurry storage requirements on dairy farms are increasing by 21% is contained in the draft Nitrates Action Programme for 2026 to 2030, which was published last week. At a dairy farm ...

A farmer has been given a life-long ban from keeping livestock after inspectors uncovered scenes described in court as "like a horror movie". David Rosewell, of Crook Farm, Combe Raleigh near Honiton, ...

Interest is growing in farm-scale anaerobic digesters, using slurry as a feedstock, driven by the need to reduce manufactured inputs – for economic and environmental reasons – and the cost of energy.

An increase in the minimum slurry storage space required on dairy farms proposed in the state’s new nitrates action programme (NAP) will leave the average 100-cow ...

New measures which would see farmers needing to know their 'number' when it comes to nutrient balance and possibly increasing slurry storage on their farm are just some of the proposals set out in the ...