Environment
The National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG) and Uisce Éireann are encouraging...
497,000 people were served by 45 "at-risk" public drinking water supplies in 2024, according to the...
Rural Life
Vet bills, fertiliser costs and the price of plant pesticides all increased in the 12-month period...
A pilot catchment programme in Co. Cavan focused on reducing pesticide usage is aiming to influence...
Tillage
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has highlighted in Brussels the negative impact on Irish...
Some weeks ago, the UK launched its Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) 2025; its objective is to...
N.Ireland
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has welcomed the publication...
New figures released by the Central Statistics Officer (CSO) have revealed that the total amount of...
The 2025 Teagasc National Tillage Conference featured a specific debate on the very real threat...
Agri-Business
The European Parliament has today (Wednesday, September 18), voted down two decisions by the...
Ensuring a strong farmer uptake of the new water quality project will be a critical part in...
Over 38,000 people are now registered as professional pesticide users across the country, Minister...
The Council of the EU has agreed its negotiating mandate on the directive which will amend the...
The National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG) is reminding users of any...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued guidance for sprayer...
Agri Politics
The French Prime Minister has told French farmers that their "heartfelt cry" has been heard as he...
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has said she will propose the...
IFOAM Organics Europe (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) has stated that...
The decision by MEPs to reject a proposal for tighter regulation of pesticides "invalidates the...
The European Parliament has voted in a plenary (full) session to reject a European Commission...
The vote in the European Parliament's environment committee yesterday (Tuesday, October 24) to...
The environment committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of a "drastic" cut in the...
The umbrella association of EU farm organisations and co-ops has called for MEPs on the European...
