Slurry spreading

Read an article in farming life newspaper yesterday saying that splash plate spreading was facing a total ban. Looked to see who wrote the article and it was a dribble bar manufacturer. Are splash plates on their way out or is it just them trying to drum up trade?
 

Boohoo

Member
Location
Newtownabbey
Even if they do ban them, how are they going to enforce it? Sludgegating has been banned here for years, yet plenty still do it and I haven't heard of anyone being fined for it
 
Location
southwest
Even if they do ban them, how are they going to enforce it? Sludgegating has been banned here for years, yet plenty still do it and I haven't heard of anyone being fined for it


Love to see the headlines if anyone was taken to Court

NFU kick up a stink about courtcase

Farmer in the sh*t --fined for spreading it about

Police called in to deal with high flying muck

Grass grasses on farmer feeding grass



Might be worth a small fine just for the publicity
 

Agrispeed

Member
Location
Cornwall
Better off with a trailing shoe on grass than a dribble bar , we are on with putting trailing shoes on our tankers for next year

My neighbour moved to trailing shoes a few years ago. He was spreading slurry in the middle of the drought and cutting silage before it rained again. You wouldn't get away with that if you'd used a splash plate.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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