Environment
BirdWatch Ireland has welcomed scrapping the rule for shallow cultivation of winter stubbles in the latest review of the NAP.
Agri-Business
From Monday (September 15), there will be new regulations in regards to soil sampling for farmers across the country.
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said the four-day rule for slurry movements will come into force from the start of next year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding farmers that several deadlines for nitrates will fall later this week.
Beef
The DAFM has issued a letter to farmers informing them of "Intended changes under the interim review of the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP)".
The minister is being called on to allow farmers, who are impacted by a nitrates derogation exclusion, the opportunity to remedy breaches.
Teagasc has updated its Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) online system to reflect proposed changes under the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP).
Agri Politics
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will meet today to discuss ‘Compliance with the Nitrates Directive'
Dairy News
DAFM has confirmed that the nitrogen (N) excretion rate for dairy cull cows defaults to the value for cattle over two years of age.
Sheep
Farmers were told that the belt is tightening further in relation to the Nitrates Action Plan (NAP) due to declining water quality.
The IFA has said that the lack of information from the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) on the new Nitrates Action Plan is "disrespectful".
A meeting is being organised for farmers next week on the consultation process for the new Nitrates Action Programme (NAP).
The changes to nitrates regulations have been criticised as "harsh" and seem "aimed at a group of dairy, livestock and tillage farmers".
The issue of a "fertiliser register" will be subject to due consideration as part of the review process into the Nitrates Action Programme.
The fourth review of the Nitrates Actions Plan (NAP) recently came into law on January 1 of this year. How will it affect you?
Some farmers may be forced to fence off watercourses running through their land to prevent access for cattle by the beginning of 2021.
Pig/Poultry
Minister Coveney has been called upon to look at the Phosphorus levels allowable under the current Nitrates Action Plan (NAP).
