The exchequer secretary to HM Treasury has resisted calls to exempt silage film used in agriculture from the plastics packaging tax. Secretary and Treasury minister, Helen Whately MP warned that an ...

Farmers can expect to pay between €105-125/roll for silage wrap this season, according to plastics importers. Operations and purchasing manager at J Grennan and Sons, Michael Burke, told theFarming ...

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The government has scrapped plans to lump a £200/t plastic tax on silage wrap after intense lobbying by farm groups. In a major win for farmers, HMRC has said that silage wrap will not be liable for ...

Livestock farmers across the UK have welcomed the change of heart by the UK Treasury which will now see silage wrap excused the £200 a tonne plastic packaging tax due to have been introduced in April.

Birds are a major source of damage to baled silage, but tears can occur at the baling and gathering stages, too. If a hole is not patched, air will seep in for the entire period between ensiling and ...

CORK County Council will continue to collect clean silage wrap at designated sites up to July 3. Thu, 14 Jun, 2007 - 01:00 Fertiliser bags, netting or baling twine will not be accepted. Persons will ...

Gardaí are appealing for agri-businesses nationwide to exercise vigilance following investigations into what it describes, as numerous fraudulent transactions targeting the sector in the Cavan area, ...