Environment
Nitrates Directive: EU seeks views on processed manure proposal
The European Commission is proposing to increase the amount of processed manure which farmers can use under the Nitrates Directive....
Environment
The European Commission is proposing to increase the amount of processed manure which farmers can use under the Nitrates Directive....
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Francie Gorman has described a meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris this afternoon (Friday, April...
Dairy News
Lakeland Dairies will host an information and education event next month focused on the importance of protecting and enhancing water...
Agri Politics
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Francie Gorman has called on the government to use all available resources...
Dairy News
Denmark has announced that it will not seek a further extension from the EU Commission for the country’s nitrates derogation....
Dairy News
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Wednesday, April 17) announced extensions to the deadlines to...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding farmers that several deadlines for nitrates will fall later...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture and the Marine (DAFM) carried out a total of 718 inspections on farm inspections with a...
Agri-Business
There is a “move away” from the four specific criteria set by the European Commission for the assessment of Ireland’s...
Dairy
The Minister for Climate, Environment and Communications has heard directly from Lakeland Dairies about the concerns farmers have in relation...
Dairy
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is being called on to allow farmers, who have fallen foul...
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rates but has hit out at...
Agri Politics
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Dairy Committee has accused the government of a lack of support for...
Agri-Business
Representatives from An Taisce will appear before the Oireachtas agriculture committee to discuss compliance with the nitrates directive today (Wednesday,...
Dairy News
Young farmers view time, data and science as critical elements to Ireland nitrates derogation and want greater integration with generational...
Agri-Business
The reduction to a maximum stocking rate of 220kg of organic nitrogen (N) per hectare will cost the agriculture sector...
Dairy News
A return to a stocking rate of 250kg organic nitrogen (N) per hectare in areas that have dropped to 220kg/ha...
Dairy News
A combination of weather and “lag time” may be some of the key reasons why water quality data has not...