Slurry inoculants, which range widely in price from 10p a cow a week to £1, are sold with a range of product claims – but how do you know which one is best? Kingshay put five different brands to the ...

Using a cattle slurry additive can reduce nitrogen losses and crust formation and improve aerobic bacteria count, according to new Kingshay trial work. Enhancing the value of slurry and ensuring ...

Greenhouse gases act like a layer of window glass in the atmosphere: They prevent heat from being radiated from the Earth's surface into space. Methane does that 28 times as effectively as carbon ...

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With the increasing challenge to maintain profitability while balancing the mounting pressure to meet environmental targets, soil health specialists are encouraging farms to look at the advantages of ...

Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate. Among other things, it escapes during the storage of animal excrement ...

Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate. Among other things, it escapes during the storage of animal excrement ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Teagasc researchers have tested chemicals for addition to slurry and dirty water, but found they cannot be generally recommended as a means to decrease incidental losses from slurry of phosphorus and ...

Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate. Among other things, it escapes during the storage of animal excrement ...

Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate. Among other things, it escapes during the storage of animal excrement ...