Environment
The nitrates derogation will be back in the spotlight but this time at the the Court of Justice of the EU tomorrow (Thursday, December 10).
Dairy
DII, the Ibec body that represents the dairy processing sector, has welcomed the confirmation of Ireland's nitrates derogation.
The sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) has now been officially published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Agri Politics
A proposal to allow farmers to spread slurry using a splash plate on hilly ground has been welcomed by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
Further public consultations as part of the process of finalising the new Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) have now been launched.
Tillage
Farmers "will be relieved" to see the proposal under the sixth NAP to drop the requirement for shallow cultivation.
The expansion of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) is a...
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.
New regulatory measures are in the pipeline for farmers across the country if the proposals set out in the draft sixth NAP come into force.
The draft sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), which will run from 2026 to 2029, has been published by the government.
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action (FFA) has called for the hosting of public meetings as part of a Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) consultation process.
Northern Ireland’s Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) independent forum has been urged to complete its work as quickly as possible.
Opinion
Two new stakeholder organisations have been added to the membership of Northern Ireland’s Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) stakeholder forum.
AgriSearch is to seek enhanced funding levels courtesy of the levies paid by dairy, beef and lamb farmers in Northern Ireland.
Lord Elliott, has called on Stormont farm minister, Andrew Muir, to campaign vigorously for a reversal of in the UK inheritance tax changes
A DUP MP has accused Sinn Féin of "abandoning Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector and kicking farmers when they’re down".
A number of key stakeholder groups have not been included within the membership of Northern Ireland’s new Nitrates’ Stakeholder Forum
Research from Teagasc has found that reducing cow numbers would be the "most expensive option" for dairy farmers in derogation.
Pressure grows to secure a new Nitrates’ Action Plan (NAP) for Northern Ireland that fully meets the needs of production agriculture.
he pressure is building on Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture, Andrew Muir, to deliver a farmer-friendly NAP
Farmers for Action (FFA) is indicating Northern Ireland’s Nitrates Acton Plan (NAP) forum, will not meet until September
Dairy farms whose holdings are considered 'fragmented' could face a reduced chemical nitrogen allowance if manure is not evenly spread.
Farmers for Action is calling for Northern Ireland’s new Nitrates Action Plan (NAP) to be adequately funded by the Stormont Executive
