Tillage
The European Commission has launched an impact assessment on potentially hazardous pesticides in imported products.
Environment
The NPDWAG and Uisce Éireann are encouraging all pesticide users to help maintain the progress made in protecting Ireland’s drinking water.
497,000 people were served by 45 "at-risk" public drinking water supplies in 2024, according to the...
Rural Life
Vet bills, fertiliser costs and the price of plant pesticides increased in the 12 month period to the end of April 2025 according to the CSO.
A pilot catchment programme in Co. Cavan focused on reducing pesticide usage is aiming to influence national policy.
The IFA has highlighted in Brussels the negative impact on Irish tillage farmers that restrictions on plant protection products are having.
Some weeks ago, the UK launched its Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) 2025: its objective is to reduce pesticide usage
N.Ireland
Minister for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has welcomed the publication of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan.
New figures by the CSO reveal that the total of active substances in plant protection product on the market fell by 16% in 2023.
The 2025 Teagasc National Tillage Conference featured a specific debate on the very real threat posed by pesticide resistance
Agri-Business
MEPs voted down two decisions by the European Commission to allow residue levels of several pesticides banned in the EU in imported food.
A strong farmer uptake of the new water quality project will be a critical part in retaining Ireland's nitrates derogation, ASSAP said.
Over 38,000 people are registered as professional pesticide users across the country, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue confirmed.
The Council of the EU has agreed its negotiating mandate on the directive which will amend the water framework and other directives
The NPDWAG is reminding users to restrain from using pesticides, and to consider their local drinking water supplies to contamination....
The DAFM has issued guidance for sprayer operations to comply with the EU Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive.
Agri Politics
The French Prime Minister has told French farmers that their "heartfelt cry" has been heard as he unveiled a new agricultural law.
Ursula von der Leyen has said she will propose the withdrawal of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR).
IFOAM Organics Europe stated that they regret the European Parliament’s lack of ability to agree on a reduction regulation of pesticides
The decision by MEPs to reject a proposal for tighter regulation of pesticides "invalidates the ideological approach" by the EU Commission.
The European Parliament has voted in a plenary (full) session to reject a European Commission proposal for tighter regulation of pesticides.
The vote in the EU Parliament's environment committee on pesticides has been slammed as "hardline" and "unrealistic" by Copa Cogeca.
The environment committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of a "drastic" cut in the use of pesticides.
