Dairy News
Water quality: Farmers 'unlikely' to get 250kg/ha back - researcher
A return to a stocking rate of 250kg organic nitrogen (N) per hectare in areas that have dropped to 220kg/ha...
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...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that it will convene a meeting of stakeholders “in...
Dairy News
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) dairy chair, Stephen Arthur, believes that animal welfare is the biggest threat to the Irish dairy...
Dairy
The Irish dairy sector has seen considerable changes in the last few years, let alone since 2009, when Pat McCormack...
Agri-Business
Cattle only nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) statements for the period of January 1 to November 30, 2023, are now...
Dairy
The legal challenge against the government’s fifth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) taken by An Taisce has been described as one...
Environment
The High Court has today (Tuesday, December 12) begun hearing a legal challenge against the government’s fifth Nitrates Action Programme...
Environment
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been urged to consider introducing a new “tiered system in relation...
Dairy Technical
The closed period is approaching for soiled water, it will begin from December 10 and remain in place until December...
Agri Politics
A TD has claimed in the Dáil that he is stunned that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
Dairy Technical
The question facing many farmers ahead of the maximum stocking rate (SR) under the derogation dropping to 220kg of nitrogen...
Dairy News
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has called for a clear and concrete nitrates action plan from the European Commission for the...
Dairy News
The Department of Agriculture Food and Marine (DAFM) has today (Wednesday, November 29) announced a “short window” for dairy farmers...
Agri-Business
The president of Macra, Elaine Houlihan has said that all future decisions on Ireland’s nitrates derogation must be led by...
Dairy News
The government is currently discussing the future of Ireland’s nitrates derogation with the European Commissioner for the Environment in Dublin....
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has asked Teagasc to establish a separate nutrient excretion rate for...
Agri-Business
The value of agricultural land has increased by 8.7% over the first nine months of 2023, according to a new...