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Certification Europe awards McAree Engineering Ltd. with ISO 9001 certification

Certification Europe was delighted to award McAree Engineering Ltd. with ISO certification in Quality Management (ISO 9001), at a presentation in the company’s sheet-metal manufacturing plant in Co. Monaghan, today. The globally recognised ISO 9001standard aided the company in identifying internal and external process changes which strengthened the manufacturing plants Quality ...

Jul. 20, 2012

By Certification Europe

Environment agency offers free slurry advice to Welsh farmers

Environment Agency Wales is offering Welsh farmers free advice about slurry storage and spreading. Slurry is an important fertiliser source, and good storage and spreading can increase the profitability on any farm. However, it can also pollute nearby rivers during heavy rainfall if precautions are not taken. This can result in an expensive court case for the farmer. But with good advice from ...

Apr. 29, 2008

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Northern Ireland Farmers Warned Over CAP Claims – Fertiliser and Diesel Documentation Deadline

3,000 Northern Ireland Farmers were warned this week that they could lose payments from Europe if they don’t meet an impending deadline for paperwork, being the 3rd August. Farmers are required to prove that they are actively working their land to qualify for the money from the European Common Agricultural Policy. Of the 27,000 farmers who applied for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in May, ...

Jul. 31, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Agri-Tech Week – Precision Inputs of Fertiliser and Water Explored

With British farming contributing £103 billion to the UK economy each year and providing over 3.8 million jobs, pioneering agricultural innovation organisation, Agri-Tech East hosts Agri-Tech Week this week which looks at ways in which the UK can reap rich harvest from agricultural innovation. The week began at Rothamsted Research with an introduction to the new AgriMetrics Centre, which ...

Nov. 13, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

CST Storage Expands Parsons Workforce

CST Storage today announced the launch of a new weekend shift at its manufacturing facility in Parsons with the addition of 20 new positions. “We’re excited about this expansion because the people of Parsons are helping us meet our growing customer needs,” said Brad Barkley, Vice President of Manufacturing at CST. “It’s the start of a new chapter in the story of a ...

Apr. 14, 2015

By CST Industries Inc

Pesticide Storage Tanks and how Anglian Water is reducing metaldahyde entering water supplies

Slugs are of course a huge problem across farming and metaldahyde is used extensively to combat them each year. Although harmless to humans, the chemical is extremely difficult to remove from water treatment works and meeting the tough EU targets on its control is a challenge. Even the equivalent of one drop in an Olympic-sized swimming pool would go against EU regulations. Anglian Water has ...

Jun. 16, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Plan Ahead For the Beet Harvest – Get Your Molasses Tanks in Place

Although the UK’s farmers will not be harvesting their beet crops until around December onwards, it’s time to start planning ahead when it comes to storing molasses, a by-product of this harvest. Proven time and time again to be one of the best bases for a multitude of animal feeds, molasses should be stored correctly in order for the consistency and nutritional content to be ...

Sep. 11, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Fertiliser Storage Tanks – Fertiliser Optimisation This Growing Season

As farmers focus on the growing season, an East Yorkshire farm machinery importer recently publicly shared its knowledge of precision farming methods with Rt. Hon Michael Jack CBE at an open day at Stockbridge Technology Centre, Selby. The former MP was shown how a specially-adapted tractor that features a unique seed drill allows farmers to place seeds with extreme accuracy. Also this week, we ...

Mar. 20, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

UK farming urges EU policy makers to consider the future of pesticides carefully

The growing season is fast approaching and farmers and growers throughout the UK are turning their attentions to the management of fertilisers and pesticides. This month, farmers and UK industry bodies called for a balanced EU approach to pesticides, as reported by Farmers Guardian. The NFU, Crop Protection Association and Agricultural Industries Confederation presented what they have named ...

Feb. 19, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Grain storage advice for growers in central grainbelt

Central grainbelt growers keen to improve their on-farm grain storage systems are invited to attend local workshops in April. Grain storage expert Ben White, of the Kondinin Group, will present and take questions at the following events supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC): April 6 (Sunday) - Mundaring (Mahogany Creek Tavern) – Grain storage facilities and ...

Feb. 20, 2014

By Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

North East Farmer to Lead Pesticide Scheme

A well known North-east farmer has been chosen to spearhead a scheme to ensure that pesticides are used correctly across farms. Andrew Moir, who farms Thornton Mains near Laurencekirk, has been selected to chair the Voluntary Initiative in Scotland which will encourage the responsible use of plant protection products, as well as working in conjunction with politicians and the agri-chemical ...

Mar. 20, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Ag Solar Solutions and Eguana Technologies Bring Solar + Storage to the American Agricultural Industry

Eguana Technologies and Ag Solar Solutions, a subsidiary of Coastal Solar, have formed a partnership to bring intelligent home and business energy storage systems to farms across the US. The agricultural industry across America is looking for financeable, cost-saving technologies to assist farmers who are often buried in high utility bills. This is a result of high usage for lighting, ...

Sep. 18, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Technology in Farming – From Drones Herding Sheep to UV-Stabilised Storage Tanks

As technology takes more of a hold over farming with the on-going rise of precision farming, it probably won’t come as such a surprise to hear that drones are now making their way into agriculture, namely sheep farming. Farmers Weekly showcases a Carlow-based sheep farmer, Paul Brennan who uses a remote controlled quad-copter drone to herd around 100 sheep from one pasture to another. The ...

Apr. 1, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Farmers hit by Typhoon Haiyan need urgent assistance

Hundreds of thousands of farmers in the Philippines whose crops were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan need urgent assistance to sow new seeds before the end of the current planting season, FAO warned today. The typhoon caused damage in the central part of the country to the 2013 main season rice crop, harvesting of which was well advanced. It also badly disrupted planting of the current 2013-2014 ...

Nov. 19, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

U.S. Soy on the Move

Throughout soybean harvest here in the United States, soybean farmers are making decisions on where to move this year’s crop. Three out of every four bushels harvested will go from the field to either on-farm storage or to the local elevator. The remaining 25 percent go directly to processors or export. All of these movements require roads, rails and rivers to get the soybeans from the ...

Jan. 2, 2014

By United Soybean Board (USB)

Precision Farming – Sprayers and Vertical Storage Tanks

Fertiliser spreading and spraying continues throughout May and many farmers report to Farmers Weekly that they are moving towards a more precision-farming approach, having started with variable-rate applications of phosphate and potash and implementing tractor-mounted sensors when applying nitrogen. Enduramaxx has a range of sprayers to enable farmers to apply liquid fertilisers efficiently and ...

May 21, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

CAP reform: European Commission adopts delegated acts

The European Commission adopted today the first package of delegated acts for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aiming at making the CAP fairer, greener and more targeted. Those texts supplement the four basic acts adopted on 13 December 2013 by the European Parliament and the Council for the reform of the CAP. Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural ...

Mar. 11, 2014

By Europa Press Room

CAP Reforms and Horizontal and Vertical Storage Tanks

The former Defra secretary, Caroline Spelman this week accused the man behind the latest EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform, former Agricultural Commissioner, Dacia Ciolos, of disregarding the good environmental work done on the UK’s farms, according to Farmers Guardian. Chairing a Westminster Food and Nutrition Forum conference on the CAP last Thursday, Mrs Spelman stated that the ...

Dec. 18, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Fertile Minds – Technology Key to Future of UK Farming

At a high profile conference this week, Defra minister, Lord De Mauley, stated that young farmers’ grasp of new technology is the key to the future of farming in the UK. According to The Westmorland Gazette, 150 farm entrepreneurs from around the country attended the Fertile Minds event at Penrith where they heard the natural environmental minister tell them their ability to innovate was a ...

Dec. 5, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

New initiative enables Somali farmers to produce food assistance

For the first time, Somali farmers are turning themselves into suppliers of high-quality food assistance for their fellow Somali people. A new initiative backed by the European Union (EU), the government of Austria and two United Nations food security agencies has helped Somali farmers achieve this major agricultural breakthrough in a region of the country that was gripped by famine less than ...

Mar. 6, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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