Agri-Business
Ireland's plan to retain the nitrates derogation has been described as "promising" by the ICMSA after a meeting of the water quality group.
Environment
The Agriculture Water Quality Working Group is to discuss how to improve the N and P statements service provided to farmers.
Agri Politics
The ICMSA has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rate but has hit out at the "pointless" implementation delay.
Dairy News
The Agriculture Water Quality Working Group is reviewing the potential for changing the N excretion rates of one to two year old animals.
The Agriculture Water Quality Working Group has agreed on a set of draft recommendations to put forward to the Minister for Agriculture.
DAFM has confirmed that it will convene a meeting of stakeholders "in the coming weeks" to discuss plans for a new National Feed Database.
There could be a showdown looming as farming organisations meet tomorrow to discuss recommendations made by the Nitrates Expert Group.
The government is currently discussing the future of Ireland's nitrates derogation with the European Commissioner for the Environment.
Dairy
Moving organic manures from farms to newly leased land or tillage land currently does not require regulation, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The IFA outlined proposals, including a commitment to increase slurry storage capacity, in order to keep the current nitrates derogation.
