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Farmers urged to check statements ahead of looming nitrates reporting deadline

December 16, 2019

It is essential that farmers inform the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of measures taken by them to keep nitrates levels…

Department publishes N&P statements up to May 2019

July 18, 2019

CAP / Schemes

Interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements (N&P statements) for the period January to May 2019 are now available on the Department of Agriculture, Food…

Nitrates derogation application deadline looms

March 25, 2019

CAP / Schemes

Farmers are being reminded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that the closing date for applications under the 2019 nitrates…

Calendar farming needs to go…or should we plough in the wet?

December 2, 2018

Tillage

We have just witnessed one of the driest summers and autumns in many years. Tillage farmers hardly know themselves, as winter crops went…

Conference: Optimising organic manures in tillage systems

November 28, 2018

Tillage

The Irish Tillage and Land Use Society (ITLUS) will hold its annual winter conference next week. The conference takes place on Thursday, December…

Video: Nitrate poisoning claims 11 cattle on reseeded field

October 12, 2018

Beef

“I went up on the Tuesday morning to check them and give them a bit of grass and all I could find was…

‘Ditching CAN to tackle ammonia could do more damage than good’

February 12, 2018

N.Ireland

Ditching calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) in favour of stabilised urea – as outlined in ammonia recommendations earlier this year could potentially be even…

Farmers can now access N and P statements

February 2, 2018

Environment

Farmers can now access their Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) statements for 2017, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed. These…

‘Closing date for nitrates records needs to be extended’

January 29, 2018

Agri Politics

The current implementation system for nitrates records is not working and needs to be reformed, according to Denis Drennan, chairperson of the Irish…

Tillage management: Have you soil sampled yet?

January 17, 2018

Tillage

Soil sampling is an essential job on all farms, but particularly on tillage farms. Knowing what nutrients are in your soil can reduce…

Farming groups welcome news of nitrates derogation extension

December 5, 2017

Environment

Irish farmer organisations have welcomed the announcement that a four-year extension has been granted for Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation. The Nitrates Derogation allows farmers…

N and P statements up until the end of October now available

November 20, 2017

Environment

Farmers are reminded that Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) statements for cattle only for the period January to October 2017 are now available…

Just over 6 weeks left for farmers to submit nitrates records

November 14, 2017

Grass

Farmers have been reminded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that they have just six weeks left to submit nitrates…

Over 7,000 farmers applied for a Nitrates Derogation in 2017

November 6, 2017

Environment

Some 7,010 farmers applied for a Nitrates Derogation in 2017, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine confirmed. This represents an increase…

N and P statements for the first 6 months of the year now available

August 3, 2017

Grass

From this morning, August 3, farmers will be able to access their Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) statements for the first six months…

Northern Ireland could lose its EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation in 2018

March 29, 2017

N.Ireland

Rising water phosphate levels could result in Northern Ireland losing its current EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation as early as next year, according to…

Deadline for Nitrate Derogation applications extended

March 14, 2017

Environment

The closing date for submission of 2017 Nitrates Derogation applications has been extended by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The decision…

‘Government must review the disproportionate level of nitrates inspections’

February 19, 2017

Environment

The Government must review the disproportionate level of nitrates inspections that are imposed on farmers, IFA Environment Chairman, Thomas Cooney has said. Cooney was…

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