Slurry and dairy soiled water volume estimates

Year 1 of a 2 year study of 100 dairy farms - Phase 1: July 2023-June 2024.

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In late 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) requested
that Teagasc outline a methodology to assess current volumes of dairy soiled water
(DSW) and slurry produced on dairy farms.

In response to this, a survey of 100 dairy farms was proposed. The farms would be selected to account for variability in location, climate, scale, stocking density and developmental stage and be representative of the wider dairy sector. This outline proposal was accepted and the resulting project was agreed to run from 01/10/2022 to 31/03/2025.

Download the leaflet to get the results from phase 1.