Dairy
The ICMSA has told the EU Commissioner for Environment that Irish derogation farmers are "the most inspected and supervised in the state".
Agri Politics
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he has "prioritised" the nitrates directive and acknowledeged the challenges facing the tillage sector.
The Netherlands has made a formal request to the European Commission to extend its nitrates derogation under the EU nitrates directive.
Subjecting farmers to assessments under the EU Habitats Directive before granting a derogation is "very concerning" and a "serious threat"
Minister Martin Heydon has announced that the 2025 nitrates derogation applications can now be made through the Agfood system.
Ted Massey has said that he is confident that "normal" weather conditions will see an improvement in water quality data.
Dairy co-operative and processor Tirlán has highlighted its farm water quality programme to a team of officials from the European Commission.
Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly has pledged to convene a meeting on Ireland's nitrates derogation in Brussels if he is successfully re-elected.
The coalition of parties in the Netherlands "could be a game changer" in Ireland's chances of retaining a derogation, one Irish MEP has said.
A coalition in the Netherlands that is set to form the new government will aim to reverse the phasing out of the Nitrates Derogation.
Environment
The European Commission is proposing to increase the amount of processed manure which farmers can use under the Nitrates Directive.
The High Court has begun hearing a legal challenge against the government's fifth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) taken by An Taisce.
The European Commission has launched an "open public consultation" to hear farmers' views on the evaluation of the Nitrates Directive.
Tillage News
Government ministers have agreed an extension to the shallow cultivation rules for tillage farmers due to adverse weather conditions.
Tillage
The Nitrates Directive is designed to prevent pollution of surface waters and groundwater from agricultural sources
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has reminded farmers about the storage requirements for silage bales.
Dairy Technical
The recent changes to the nitrates regulations will have an impact on all farms in Ireland, no matter what the organic N stocking rate is.
Dairy News
Dr. Patrick Wall of UCD has questioned why the maximum stocking rate under derogation is set to be reduced.
Beef News
This year has seen a number of new rules which will affect more livestock and tillage farmers in relation to buying compound fertiliser.
There has been a lot of concern among farmers regarding the introduction of banding and how it is going to calculated.
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has requested a formal meeting with Boortmalt to discuss the prospects for malting barley in 2023.
6,814 farmers applied to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) for a nitrates derogation in 2021.
Teagasc is reminding tillage farmers that the new Nitrates Directive regulations will be in place for the 2022 harvest.
