Environment
Is it time to regulate products sold outside the farmgate?
Yesterday, June 29, AgriLand published data showing that agriculture accounted for approximately half of the plant protection products sold in...
Pesticide usage figures
Tillage
Almost 50% of plant protection products not used in agriculture
Agriculture is often deemed the main user of plant protection products in this country. Tractors and sprayers travel the roads...
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Grass
What pesticides are being applied to grass and fodder crops each year?
All pesticides applied to grassland in 2017 were herbicides. 494,312kg of active substances were applied to grassland. This information comes...
Tillage
Spring barley uses least plant protection products of arable crops
Each year the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine carries out pesticide usage surveys. These surveys rotate between different...
Tillage
How much and what kind of pesticides are being sold in Ireland?
The EU Farm to Fork strategy plans to reduce the use of pesticides by 50% by 2030. With this in...
Tillage
17% of pesticides on the market for non-professional use in Ireland
Figures from the Department of Agriculture show that 17% of all pesticides on the market in Ireland in 2018 were...
Agri Politics
Ireland's pesticide purchases plummet by 28%
Ireland reduced its pesticide sales by 28% from 2011 to 2018 according to data from Eurostat. Ireland had the second...