January 23, 2021 12:00 pm
The Minster for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed the changes to the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) 2021, meaning that GPS spreaders will now be available for all categories of applicants.
Dairy or livestock farmers looking to upgrade their fertiliser spreaders can now invest in a precision spreader with up to 60% financial support. But what can a GPS spreader do for you?
Brian Powell, a dairy farmer from Co. Tipperary, explains some of the features you can expect on this class of fertiliser spreader.
After choosing to buy an Amazone ZA-V Profis in 2018, Brian explained: “We are dairy farmers so we’re trying to grow as much grass as possible. Fertiliser and fertiliser accuracy is one of the most important factors for this.