Agri-Business
The facility for farmers to declare their closing stocks of fertiliser on the National Fertiliser Database for 2025 is now available.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that over 1.2m tonnes of...
Beef
The use of ground limestone as a fertiliser declined in 2024 according to data from the Department...
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said that 694,050t of fertilisers was sold in the first two quarters of the fertiliser year.
20,035t of fertiliser was sold in the first quarter (Q1) of the fertiliser year for 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) confirmed that 956,163t of fertiliser was sold over the first three quarters of the 2024 fertiliser year.
The DAFM has called upon stakeholders to provide details of fertiliser imports that are breaching legislation.
61,833t of fertiliser has been imported to the Republic of Ireland from NI since the introduction of the National Fertiliser Database.
Dairy
To avoid having their fertiliser being recorded in the National Fertiliser Database (NFD), the realisation is that some farmers may be...
337,246t of fertiliser was sold in the first two quarters of the fertiliser year for 2024, according to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
Environment
INHFA has voiced concerns that some farmers could "inadvertently" could face 'phosphorous' penalties down the line.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said sales of nitrogen fertiliser in Q1 2024 stood at 13,714t, down by 83% on the same period last year.
Over 97,000 declarations have been made on the National Fertiliser Database, according to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
Beef News
The deadline to submit details on the closing stock of chemical fertiliser to the National Fertiliser Database is this Sunday.
Minister Charlie McConalogue confirmed the facility for declaring closing stock of fertiliser on the National Fertiliser Database is open.
Rural Life
The Rural Independents group of TDs has said that the level of bureaucracy in farming is a "threat to rural Ireland".
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that almost 32,500 farmers have now registered on the new National Fertiliser Database.
The new National Fertiliser Database has attracted criticism over the requirement for farmers to register for it through online only.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said over 1,500 farmers have registered on the new National Fertiliser Database.
The IFA has called for changes to the new National Fertiliser Database to "ensure it is fit for purpose and user friendly for farmers".
The fertiliser database will require "very little" additional work for most farmers and will provide a number of benefits, the minister said.
All farmers are set to receive letters over the course of the next two weeks outlining requirements under the National Fertiliser Database.
The bill to establish a national fertiliser database has now completed its passage in the Dáil and now moves onto the Seanad.
