Dairy
The chairperson of the steering group for the Better Farming for Water campaign has said Irish...
Agri Politics
A proposal to allow farmers to spread slurry using a splash plate on hilly ground has been welcomed...
Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has told farmers he cannot yet give...
Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has written to government ministers, seeking "urgent...
Further public consultations as part of the process of finalising the new Nitrates Action Programme...
Tillage
Farmers "will be relieved" to see the proposal under the sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) to...
The expansion of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) is a...
Rural Life
Sligo County Council has notified landowners and farmers within certain river catchment areas of...
A national water quality conference will take place this month focused on policy and regulatory...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has confirmed that the European...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have reminded farmers of...
Teagasc has assessed the chemical nitrogen allowances for the tillage sector in the context of a...
Research from Teagasc has found that reducing cow numbers would be the "most expensive option" for...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has received a number of reports...
Dairy farms whose holdings are considered 'fragmented' could face a reduced chemical nitrogen...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has outlined "measures under consideration" for...
Government officials are engaging with members of the the Agriculture Water Quality Working Group...
As Ireland focuses on putting a case forward to retain the nitrates derogation post-2025, there is...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has announced that the 2025 nitrates...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed changes to the Nitrates...
Recommendations from the Nitrates Expert Group (NEG) on tighter nitrate restrictions are set to be...
An Taisce has claimed that required assessments have not been carried out on the proposed measures...
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has called on a new Cabinet committee to ensure that all...
