Environment
Meeting organised for farmers on nitrates rule changes
A meeting is being organised for farmers on the consultation process for the new Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). On Monday...
Environment
A meeting is being organised for farmers on the consultation process for the new Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). On Monday...
Beef
The proposed changes to Ireland’s Nitrates Action Plan (NAP) which were revealed yesterday (Monday, August 9) have been criticised as...
Environment
A register of chemical fertiliser sales is in the works currently and is included in the new consultation document for...
Environment
A public consultation on Ireland’s draft Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) has been launched. The consultation was launched today (Monday, August...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has “failed to prepare the sector for changes in agricultural practices and...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a reminder to farmers that 2020 Nitrates Derogation applications can...
Tillage
Fertiliser spreaders were busy travelling all roads of the country before rain hit this week. As spring crops receive nitrogen...
CAP / Schemes
There are no plans to make changes to current slurry spreading deadlines at present, according to Minister for Housing, Planning...
N.Ireland
Grainne McCarney from the crops and sustainability development branch at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) answers...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland farmers now have an extra month to submit their slurry export forms as Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland farmers will be asked to fill out manure exports online in the new year – but it’s expected...
Environment
Today, September 14, is the final day that farmers operating in the Republic of Ireland will be permitted to spread...
Environment
Farmers have little over 10 days to spread the last of this year’s chemical fertiliser on their farms. The final...
Environment
The review of the EU Nitrates’ Directive is an opportunity to position Irish farming for sustainable growth, according to IFA...
Environment
The closed period for the spreading of farmyard manure starts on November 1 and will last until mid-January at the...
Environment
Farmers have one week left to spread chemical fertilisers on their lands before the prohibition application period kicks in. Under...
Environment
Farmers and their agents can now submit 2016 Nitrates Derogation applications using the Department’s on-line facilities. The Nitrates Derogation provides...
Environment
Interim Nitrogen and Phosphorus statements for the period January to June 2015, for cattle only, will be available online from...