Environment
Ireland objects to modernising pesticide-use data – why that is a bad idea
Several European (EU) member states – including Ireland – are objecting to proposals to modernise how Europe collects data on...
Environment
Several European (EU) member states – including Ireland – are objecting to proposals to modernise how Europe collects data on...
Environment
There were 47 exceedances of pesticides in public drinking water supplies throughout Ireland in 2021, according to findings from an...
Environment
Farmers that use the Irish Farm Plastics bring centre will receive texts advising them on the safe handling and disposal...
biodiversity
The EU has decided to delay publishing details on two key aspects of the European Green Deal, due to food...
Environment
Researchers at the School of Agriculture and Food Science at University College Dublin (UCD) are carrying out research on the...
Environment
The number of public drinking water supplies where pesticides were detected above permitted levels has increased, according to a new...
N.Ireland
Key target measures have been drafted as part of NI’s new river basin management strategy to crack down on water...
Environment
Fianna Fáil Senator Eugene Murphy has urged gardeners, farmers and groundskeepers to consider the environment and whether the use of...
Environment
There has been a slight increase in the number of pesticide exceedances in public drinking water supplies last year, according...
Tillage
New Zealand’s tillage, horticulture and vegetable sectors have embarked on a seven-year programme, which should lead to the widespread implementation...
Tillage
The European Commission has published updated EU Harmonised Risk Indicators for pesticides, covering the period 2011 to 2018. The figures...
Environment
The European Commission has today (Monday December 14) decided to withdraw Mancozeb – a substance in pesticides – from the...
Tillage
Two scientists who developed the CRISPR technique most commonly known as gene-editing were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last...
Tillage
Almost 20% of the plant protection products currently available in Ireland will be removed from the market in the near...
Tillage
Researchers at an Irish university are assessing the level of exposure of glyphosate to farmers and their families. Ireland’s bioMonitoring...
Tillage
A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on July 9 stated that EU measures did not ensure...
Agri Politics
The EU should stop importing agricultural goods made using pesticides that are banned within the bloc, European Commissioner for Agriculture...
Environment
Yesterday, June 29, AgriLand published data showing that agriculture accounted for approximately half of the plant protection products sold in...