Dairy
Tirlán highlights water quality programme to commission officials
Dairy co-operative and processor Tirlán has highlighted its farm water quality programme to a team of officials from the European...
Nitrates Derogation
Dairy
ICMSA tells commission officials derogation is 'absolutely critical'
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has met with officials from the European Commission to defend the nitrates derogation,...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
Ministers welcome nitrates European Commission team to Ireland
Ministers at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have welcomed a team from the EU’s Environment Directorate...
Environment
Farmer uptake of water EIP 'critical' to retain derogation - ASSAP
Ensuring a strong farmer uptake of the new water quality project will be a critical part in retaining Ireland’s nitrates...
Environment
Six farm orgs form joint declaration for EU on nitrates derogation
Six organisations in the agriculture sector have come together to issue a joint declaration based on the process needed to...
Environment
Dairygold and Teagasc host 'Farming for Water' event on Cork farm
Dairygold and Teagasc hosted a ‘Farming for Water’ open day on the farm of John, William, and Catherine Fouhy in Kildorrery,...
Tillage
Crops Forum: Will Ireland's water quality affect nitrates derogation?
A leading academic has indicated that Ireland may well lose its nitrates derogation, with the issue of water quality being...
Agri-Business
Agtech Ireland: Tech among tools to retain nitrates derogation
Support for the agtech industry is among the key requirements for Ireland to meet water quality targets and retain its...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri-Business
ICMSA 'confident' after latest meeting of water quality group
The government’s recently published plan to retain Ireland’s nitrates derogation has been described as “welcome and promising” by the deputy...
Dairy
German farmer MEP 'pledges to support' Irish derogation
A German dairy farmer and MEP, who is a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, had “pledged to...
Dairy
Cowen pledges to work on 'derogation' in EU AGRI committee role
The Fianna Fáil MEP for Midlands North West, Barry Cowen, has pledged to use his membership of the European Parliament’s...
Agri Politics
Senator sceptical about timing of nitrates derogation plan
A Fine Gael senator has questioned if a recently published Oireachtas committee report was even considered as part of the...
Dairy
Derogation renewal plan must be 'followed up and delivered'
Following publication today (Tuesday, August 20) of a plan by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to secure...
Dairy
Minister publishes official department plan to keep derogation
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has published his department’s official plan to progress the objective of...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Agri-Business
Committee urges government to fund national slurry storage project
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is calling on the government to provide funding for a...
Environment
Public consultation on GAP amendments to 'commence shortly'
Amendments to the European Union (EU) Good Agricultural Practice for Protections of Waters Regulations (GAP) have yet to be finalised...
Dairy
Co-op warns that agriculture needs govt 'roadmap' to reach climate targets
An Taoiseach, Simon Harris, has heard first hand from Lakeland Dairies that “a clear and actionable road map” from government...
Dairy
Dairy farmers in Denmark to lose derogation next week
Dairy farmers in Denmark will have to come to terms with farming without a nitrates derogation from next week. The...