Hurry and slurry - a deadly combination

Simple steps can make slurry spreading much safer.

Check the weather forecast to ensure good conditions for spreading slurry. Picture: Ballygally View Images / iStock

Hurry and slurry have emerged as the new high-risk factors on Irish farms as the weather improves after months of relentless rainfall.

Farmers are catching up with their work as a busy time looms on the land, which was saturated by the winter downpours.