Changing the Attitude Towards Farm Waste – Case Study
The brief of the National Rural Network (NRN) includes: to demonstrate the effectiveness of measures taken under the RDP on changing attitudes to various issues which affect rural Ireland and the rural economy. One of the issues identified as being of concern to the rural economy is the issue of farm waste. In the context of this programme, farm waste is the term used to describe slurries, manures and organic fertilisers produced by livestock and livestock production systems, for example, cattle slurry, farmyard manure, silage effluent and soiled water.
