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Slurry storage: What are your options?

While requirements on slurry storage are subject to change, advice on the current slurry cover options and available support was discussed on a recent AHDB webinar

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
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When it comes to slurry storage, the current thinking is that there will be a requirement to cover all new and altered stores with impermeable covers.
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When it comes to slurry storage, the current thinking is that there will be a requirement to cover all new and altered stores with impermeable covers.

With UK agriculture responsible for 87 per cent of the country's ammonia emissions it is unsurprising that the government set out the target to reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture by 16 per cent...

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