Agri-Business
EPA to appear at agri committee meeting on nitrates
Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will appear at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and...
Agri-Business
Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will appear at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and...
Agri Politics
There have been contrasting responses from some politicians following the publication of a report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Environment
Agricultural emissions fell by 1.2% last year driven by reduced fertiliser use which offset the impact of a rise in...
Environment
The Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, believes there will be a reduction in national herd numbers “as...
Environment
MEP Billy Kelleher has appealed for European Commissioners to visit Ireland ahead of their decision on whether the nitrates derogation...
Environment
The Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has said that farming “has to change” in Ireland because there...
Dairy
What is being described as a “rally” of farmers and other stakeholders in the dairy sector will take place in...
Environment
A “minority” of farmers are to blame for certain water pollution issues but “many small farmers do no damage,” according...
Dairy
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has identified the areas where farms will likely have to reduce their application rate of...
Agri-Business
Ireland must use every avenue to retain its “crucial” nitrates derogation from the European Union, an Irish MEP has said....
Dairy News
An Environmental Protection Agency report is set to be delivered today (Friday, June 30), in line with European Commission requirements,...
Environment
Water quality is “going in the wrong direction” and the writing is “on the wall” for the nitrates derogation, the...
Environment
Funding of half a million euro has been introduced for research into the cultural, heritage and climate sector by the...
Agri-Business
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has urged agri-food businesses across the country to sign up to its new food waste...
Rural Life
The county with the lowest rate of septic tank failures fixed in 2022 was Roscommon, according to a new report...
Rural Life
Waterways Ireland, the cross-border body which manages more than 1,000km of inland waterways, including rivers, should have more of a...
Environment
The rise in nitrate levels in rivers and estuaries is “no surprise” according to An Taisce, which said that dairy...
Agri-Business
There has been no significant improvement in the water quality of rivers and lakes which is largely attributable to excess...