The River Swilgate was polluted when Timothy Juckes' slurry pipe leaked [Environment Agency] A farmer has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 in fines and costs after admitting illegally discharging ...

In a case described by District Judge Smith as "shocking", Rosewell was sentenced to 18 weeks in custody suspended for 12 months, with a condition he completes 150 hours of unpaid work. The court ...

A farmer who left sick animals "to die" at a farm has been given a suspended prison sentence.

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

Environment Agency and Trading Standards take action over allowing appalling animal health and environmental conditions at ...

Huge reductions in emissions can be achieved by fitting impermeable covers over slurry storage – as much as 80% on an ...

New regulatory measures are in the pipeline for farmers across the country if the proposals set out in the draft sixth NAP ...

All dairy farmers will be required to have increased slurry storage by 2028 under the draft nitrates action programme (NAP). The sixth NAP has just opened for public consultation.

Dairy farmers get better economic returns, are at less risk of isolation but work longer hours compared to other farmers.

The average dairy farmer with slurry storage space currently just at the regulatory requirement will need to spend around €21 ...

A farmer has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 in fines and costs after admitting illegally discharging slurry into a river, harming fish and other wildlife. Timothy Juckes, 48, of Tredington House ...