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“It’s easily saved me half a labour unit in spring”, says Larry Summers, who milks 140 cows...
Dairy
The EU's Nitrates Committee has confirmed the agenda for its upcoming meeting. Taking place on...
Dairy News
The findings of a report on the potential economic impact of the loss of the nitrates derogation on...
Rural Life
The work of the Dutch in helping to protect Irish peatlands was honoured at an event this week in...
Research from Teagasc has found that reducing cow numbers would be the "most expensive option" for...
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has said that €45 billion could be lost to the Irish economy if the...
Under the National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS), a financial incentive of €8/sheep is offered to...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has said that the government is...
The government "will have to lead a strong push in Brussels" to focus the debate around food...
Dairy farms whose holdings are considered 'fragmented' could face a reduced chemical nitrogen...
The government of the Netherlands has made a formal request to the European Commission to extend...
An award-winning farm family in Co. Cork have highlighted to hundreds of farmers why sustainability...
"Huge efforts" taken by farmers to improve water quality have "been absolutely critical", Minister...
James Fitzgerald wears two hats - he is a trusted contractor and dairy farmer based in Killeagh,...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has outlined "measures under consideration" for...
Environment
The Better Farming for Water Stakeholder Steering Group met in Teagasc Oak Park in Co. Carlow this...
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) president, Edward Carr is leading a delegation...
Agri Politics
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA), Denis Drennan has called...
The president of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has called for clarity on the government's...
Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has raised nitrates derogation concerns in a meeting with...
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that it is "deeply concerned and...
The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that the European Commission's request that Ireland “must...
Fresh questions have been raised over the future of the nitrates derogation past 2025 despite...
An Irish MEP has said that the European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall is...
Macra has called for the "protection of the family farm model" along with generational renewal in...
The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin has said the government is "not failing farmers" following...
