Dairy
Lakeland Dairies to 'be on the ground in Europe' to fight for derogation
Lakeland Dairies’ senior management intend to be “on the ground in Europe meeting MEPs over the next few months” to...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies’ senior management intend to be “on the ground in Europe meeting MEPs over the next few months” to...
Environment
The European Commission is proposing to increase the amount of processed manure which farmers can use under the Nitrates Directive....
Agri Politics
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Francie Gorman has called on the government to use all available resources...
Dairy News
Denmark has announced that it will not seek a further extension from the EU Commission for the country’s nitrates derogation....
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding farmers that several deadlines for nitrates will fall later...
Beef
Proposals to amend nutrient excretion rates have been opposed by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA). ICSA beef...
Dairy
The chair of Dairygold has urged its milk suppliers to “take action” on their farms to prevent nutrient losses to...
Dairy
Dairygold has reported a slump of €254.7 million in turnover for 2023. The co-op recorded a turnover of €1.4 billion...
Agri-Business
Local authority nitrates inspections have been paused until Monday, April 22, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM),...
Rural Life
At Bannow Bay in Co. Wexford, improved water quality in the area was celebrated recently on account of the lower...
Environment
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found a number of communities throughout Spain in breach of...
Environment
Local authorities are set to carry out nitrates related inspections on at least 3,300 farms this year. But this will...
Dairy News
The 2024 nitrates derogation application system and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) portal for dairy farmers to indicate their nitrates dairy banding...
Agri Politics
Tánaiste and Minister for Rural Affairs, Micheál Martin has said that he will support farmers and that “our food production...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) conducted a total of 500 nitrates inspections on behalf of local...
Dairy
Overall, water quality in Ireland “is relatively good compared” to other EU countries, according to the director of Teagasc. Prof....
Environment
Teagasc has updated its Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) online system to reflect proposed changes under the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP)....
Environment
An Taisce has welcomed the High Court’s “rigour” in relation to its ongoing legal challenge against the state’s fifth Nitrates...