Agri Politics
Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher claims the Social Democrats are actively seeking to sabotage the national effort to retain the derogation.
Agri-Business
CAP, the nitrates derogation, US tariffs, and the Mercosur agreement are all on the agenda at the EU Council meeting today
Dairy
Lakeland CEO has urged stakeholders to recognise the "very significant progress" being made on environmental sustainability by dairy farmers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will host a farm visit for members of a European Union (EU) Commission delegation, currently
Agriland attended the 'Farming for the Future' open farm walk and panel discussion which highlighted the measures that can be taken...
A coalition in the Netherlands that is set to form the new government will aim to reverse the phasing out of the Nitrates Derogation.
ICOS has raised concerns that a further reduction in the derogation would "severely compromise" Ireland's "competitive edge".
Environment
The definitive ‘green light’ has yet to be given by government to Ireland’s fifth Agricultural Catchments Programme (ACP).
Preparing to secure a nitrates derogation beyond 2025 is the "clear focus" of the DAFM, chief inspector at the DAFM, Bill Callanan has said.
Farmers are "not polluting the rivers" according to a Green Party senator who has said that many small farmers do no damage.
Today (Monday, September 14) is the last day for farmers to spread chemical fertiliser before the annual closed period comes into effect tomorrow.
The N and P Statements for the period January to August 2019 are now available online, the department has announced.
The vice president of the ACA, Tom Canning, has commented on last month's publication of the nitrates review from the department.
Interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements for January to May 2019 are now available on the Department of Agriculture’s online system.
Farmers availing of the nitrates derogation should not qualify for Common Agricultural Payments (CAP) payments, according to the INHFA.
It has been stressed that Ireland cannot have "a short, sharp cut off with a nitrate derogation as happened in Holland in 2018".
With Ireland having secured a renewal of its nitrates derogation up until 2021 last year, certain additional obligations will apply.
