N.Ireland
The coming weeks will see two key public consultations fundamentally determining the future shape of NI agriculture, according to LMC.
It is envisaged that Northern Ireland will have a new Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) in place for the beginning of 2027.
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has “cautiously welcomed” the revised Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) published for consultation.
Northern Ireland’s new Nutrients’ Action Programme (NAP) proposals can deliver sustainable growth opportunities at farm level.
Environment
Local authorities inspected 4,315 farms in 2025 under the Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) for Protection of Waters Regulations.
Newly appointed Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, John McLenaghan, has referenced his priorities for agriculture in Northern Ireland.
An Taisce has filed an application in the High Court seeking a judicial review of Ireland's sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP).
The closed period for spreading slurry is a condition of the Nutrient Action Programme Regulations...
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.
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
