Dairy
DAFM's head of water quality has said that the department is in talks with the commission on how to apply habitats assessments under the NAP.
Agri-Business
Farmers with designated lands need clarity following a 2023 European court ruling, the Irish Natura...
Environment
The Better Farming for Water Stakeholder Steering Group met in Teagasc Oak Park in Co. Carlow this...
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that it is "deeply concerned and...
Macra has called for the "protection of the family farm model" along with generational renewal in...
The government is trying to "get a sustainable landing zone for all concerned" in relation to the future of the nitrates derogation.
Agri Politics
The ICMSA believes the future of many family dairy farms is at risk due to new prosposals to secure Ireland's nitrates derogation.
DII has said that the latest development on the derogation was never previously mentioned in meetings with the European Commission.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has promised to "leave no stone unturned" when it comes to securing Ireland's nitrates derogation.
Minister Martin Heydon has been urged to "give clarity" to farmers on the latest European Commission requirement on a nitrates derogation.
An Taisce has welcomed the news that Ireland has been told by the European Commission that it "must...
An Irish MEP called on the European Commission to clarify the specific conditions required for Ireland to maintain its nitrates derogation.
Subjecting farmers to assessments under the EU Habitats Directive before granting a derogation is "very concerning" and a "serious threat"
DAFM is going to have to "demonstrate compliance" with the Habitats Directive when granting farmers a nitrates derogation.
TD warns that Habitats Directive, is set to play a fundamental part in Ireland's bid to retain the nitrates derogation.
The EU Commission approved a €105 million scheme to pay Dutch livestock farmers to relocate from nature conservation areas in the Netherlands
Rural Life
A Council of EU meeting of agriculture ministers has heard calls for more to be done to address the rise in wolf attacks on livestock.
Minister Charlie McConalogue, along with Minister Malcom Noonan, have published a report on developing a sustainable deer management strategy.
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has accused President Michael D Higgins of hypocrisy for his recent comments on flooding.
Ireland has "failed to fulfil its obligations" to put necessary conservation measures in place according to an influential EU legal advisor.
Over a quarter of the land area of the EU was designated for the preservation of biodiversity last year, according to a new report.
Rules and regulations from the EU on issues such as veterinary medicine, climate change and biodiversity have been slammed as 'red tape'.
'In Ireland, the corncrake is a species of high conservation concern due to long-term declines, says Minister Madigan.
