Environment
Farmers are doing a lot to reduce agriculture's impact on water quality but "will have to do more", the Taoiseach has warned.
Dairy
MEP for the Midlands North West, Maria Walsh has said Ireland needs "time and fairness" when it...
Minister Martin Heydon has said that agreement which may be reached on the nitrates derogation must be "workable" for Irish farmers.
Agri Politics
Minister Michael Healy-Rae TD has criticised the Social Democrats and its deputy Jennifer Whitmore for their comments on nitrates derogation
An Irish MEP has said that the retention of Ireland's nitrates derogation "cannot come with...
European Commissioner Jessika Roswall, today said she is "fully aware of the importance of the derogation" to Irish farmers.
The ICMSA has told the EU Commissioner for Environment that Irish derogation farmers are "the most inspected and supervised in the state".
An Taisce has urged European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall to move Ireland away from its dependancy on the nitrates derogation.
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly has said that the European Commission needs to apply "common sense" on Ireland’s nitrates derogation.
Rural Life
Phase two of the land use review has been delivered to various ministers and is now expected to be published 'before Christmas'.
Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen has issued a stark warning about the current approach to retain Ireland's nitrates derogation.
Jim Bergin has said Irish farming can achieve good water quality status at current production levels "rather than decimating our industry".
Young farmers in Ireland "feel betrayed" and "punished" despite the progress they have achieved according to Macra president.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has told farmers he cannot yet give...
Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has written to government ministers, seeking "urgent...
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.
The IFA president Francie Gorman has told Agriland he is "really concerned" about the future of Ireland's nitrates derogation.
The draft sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), which will run from 2026 to 2029, has been published by the government.
The report this week from the EPA into urban wastewater treatment has "made for very grim reading", the ICMSA has said.
The government has been urged to "present a plan B" for farmers as uncertainty continues over the future of the nitrates derogation.
A national water quality conference will take place this month focused on policy and regulatory...
Buildings
The draft proposal permits farms to add up to 1,500m3 of nutrient storage, with a new stand-alone tank exemption for up to 1,000m3.
Agriland spoke with Pat Ryan, national sales and dealer development at Dairymaster, about the appetite for investment on farms
