Agri Politics
New EU rule to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers
The European Commission has proposed a new regulation which will ease the access of organic and waste-based fertilisers to the...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has proposed a new regulation which will ease the access of organic and waste-based fertilisers to the...
Environment
There is a dry weekend in store with some frost at night and Met Eireann has promised that next week...
Environment
A number of farmers in Galway remain affected by the flooding caused by the winter storms, as over €600,000 has...
Environment
Farmers are being reminded by the Department of Agriculture that an inherent risk of fire exists during spring months on...
Environment
Parts of the country will remain completely dry this week as a high-pressure system sits near Ireland, which will bring...
Environment
Dry weather is promised for the week ahead with good sunny intervals meaning tasks like slurry spreading, fertiliser spreading and...
Environment
This weekend is promised to start off cloudy, however there’s milder weather on the way from Sunday and it’s promised...
Environment
The deadlines for the completion of certain GLAS tasks have been extended due to the persistent wet weather over recent months....
Environment
The Department of Agriculture today announced an extension to the closing date for submission of 2016 Nitrates Derogation applications. It...
Environment
Environmental Protection Agency figures released today show that Ireland is unlikely to meet its 2020 EU greenhouse gas emission reduction...
Environment
IFA presidential candidate Henry Burns has promised that farmers will dredge rivers this summer if action not taken by government...
Environment
After a cold start to the week which will see rain and snow, spring looks set to arrive towards the...
Environment
February 2016 was a wet month with all stations reporting above their long-term average (LTA) rainfall, while temperature wise all...
Environment
The cold weather will continue over the weekend and into early next week with frosty nights, but there’s unsettled weather...
Environment
Over half of the country had the wettest winter on record and all weather stations recorded above their long-term average...
Agri-Business
The Office of the Ombudsman received a complaint from a farmer after the Department of Agriculture sought to recover a grant...
Environment
From today, March 1, hedgecutting restrictions come into effect until August 31 meaning farmers are not legally allowed to cut...
Environment
A status orange wind warning has been issued by Met Eireann for several counties where westerly winds veering northwest are...