Agri-Business
5 factsheets launched to help farmers maintain water quality
Five factsheets have been launched to help farmers maintain and improve the quality of water bodies in Ireland. The sheets...
Agri-Business
Five factsheets have been launched to help farmers maintain and improve the quality of water bodies in Ireland. The sheets...
Environment
There has been a slight increase in the number of pesticide exceedances in public drinking water supplies last year, according...
Environment
The Teagasc Water Quality Week will take place from Monday, March 22 to Friday, March 26, in collaboration with dairy processing...
Environment
The quality of drinking water in private water supplies is not good enough and is putting health at risk, according...
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the Water Quality Indicators Report 2019 which provides an assessment on Ireland’s surface...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has “failed to prepare the sector for changes in agricultural practices and...
Environment
New requirements on farmers to prevent direct run-off of soiled water from farm roadways will come into effect from January...
Environment
The “early success” of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP), and its approach, has been welcomed by Macra...
Environment
The collaborative efforts of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) to engage with farmers and the wider community...
Environment
Applications are now being accepted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) for the 2020 nitrates derogation....
Environment
The European Commission Representation in Ireland has announced two new EU-funded projects aimed at restoring Ireland’s blanket bogs and improving...
Dairy
The most recent 2013 to 2018 report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed an overall decline in water quality...
Environment
It’s high time that local authorities and Irish Water addressed the illegal pumping of raw sewage into Irish rivers and...
Environment
Only 53% of Irish surface water bodies have satisfactory water quality, showing a considerable deterioration in water quality, according to...
Environment
A cross-border Land Incentive Scheme for the River Derg catchment area is currently underway, with the aim of “benefiting farmers...
Rural Life
Last week, Teagasc indicated that Ireland is 4,000ha behind on its forestry targets. And while it is a contentious issue...
Environment
A west Limerick resident has claimed this week that “serious questions” need to be asked after it emerged there are...
Environment
Smart Farming has launched updated water guidance, to support farmers work in improving water quality and reducing the risk of...