Agri-Business
Securing derogation beyond 2025 'clear focus' of DAFM
Preparing to secure a nitrates derogation beyond 2025 is the “clear focus” of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri-Business
Preparing to secure a nitrates derogation beyond 2025 is the “clear focus” of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Podcast
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key...
Environment
The Catchment Science 2023 conference is currently underway in Co. Wexford, where the agricultural effect on water quality in water...
Environment
Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey has said the EU Commissioner for the Environment is open to “flexibilities” around implementing Ireland’s...
Environment
An initiative called ‘Orchards for Farmers’ has recently been launched by the National Federation of Group Water schemes (NFGWS) with...
Agri Politics
All sectors in Ireland must play their part in improving water quality across the island according to Fianna Fáil TD...
Environment
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has warned that an Interim review of the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP)...
Environment
The government-appointed Nitrates Expert Group (NEG) believes that the tillage sector “needs to do more to protect water quality”. The...
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that a multi-billion euro investment, and at least two decades, will be needed...
Dairy
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that he will seek a number of measures to...
Environment
The government-appointed Nitrates Expert Group has discussed “applying a limit” to the distance that land can be considered within nutrient...
Environment
For years, pesticide exceedances were an issue for Newport’s water supply in Co. Mayo, but a targeted team approach has...
Environment
A “path” needs to be afforded to farmers affected by a decision to reduce Ireland’s nitrates derogation, according to the...
N.Ireland
The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) report for 2022 has once again found that drinking water quality in Northern Ireland is...
Dairy
An as yet unfinalised draft of a map to determine the areas where the nitrates derogation will be reduced may...
Agri-Business
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that David Flynn, who was the principal adviser on water in the Department...
Dairy Technical
Exporting slurry has been mentioned as an option for dairy farmers who find themselves exceeding the 220kg limit of organic...
Dairy News
Determining what is the sustainable stocking rate for your farm is still the focus for dairy farmers impacted by the...