Dairy
New €60 million water quality programme aims to get 15,000 farmers on board
A new €60 million water quality project has been announced with the aim of supporting up to 15,000 farmers nationally...
Dairy
A new €60 million water quality project has been announced with the aim of supporting up to 15,000 farmers nationally...
Environment
The ‘threat’ that Ireland may not retain its Nitrates Derogation past 2027 and that the limit could fall to 170kg...
Agri-Business
The Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) will make a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) for...
Environment
Recent findings from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shown that agricultural sources of nitrogen (N) were the main causes...
Agri-Business
A public consultation on EU rules on nitrates to protect water quality by the European Commission remains open for submissions...
Environment
The “systemic failure” by the state to implement a tailored catchment-based approach, based on the best available science, is setting...
Agri Politics
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Dairy Committee has accused the government of a lack of support for...
Dairy News
Young farmers view time, data and science as critical elements to Ireland nitrates derogation and want greater integration with generational...
Agri-Business
The planning permission system for slurry storage is “completely clogged” at the moment, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food...
Agri Politics
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will meet today, Wednesday, February, 14 to discuss ‘Compliance with the...
Dairy Technical
Although whole farm stocking rates don’t impact nitrate leaching, hotspots are a contributing factor. This is according to Eddie Burgess...
Dairy News
A return to a stocking rate of 250kg organic nitrogen (N) per hectare in areas that have dropped to 220kg/ha...
Environment
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to fully report its...
Agri-Business
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that local authorities are currently hiring additional staff in order to significantly increase...
Dairy News
A combination of weather and “lag time” may be some of the key reasons why water quality data has not...
Dairy Technical
With the slurry spreading season now open in two out of three zones, farmers should be getting their tanks tested...
Dairy Technical
Adhering to the new maximum stocking rates under the nitrates derogation is a challenge for the farms affected by the...
Environment
There “is a risk” that more farmers may have to move from the current maximum derogation stocking rate to 220kg...