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Environment
'Farmers want to do the right thing': ASSAP report 'encouraging'
The collaborative efforts of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) to engage with farmers and the wider community...
Environment
The collaborative efforts of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) to engage with farmers and the wider community...
Environment
Applications are now being accepted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) for the 2020 nitrates derogation....
Environment
The European Commission Representation in Ireland has announced two new EU-funded projects aimed at restoring Ireland’s blanket bogs and improving...
Dairy
The most recent 2013 to 2018 report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed an overall decline in water quality...
Environment
It’s high time that local authorities and Irish Water addressed the illegal pumping of raw sewage into Irish rivers and...
Environment
Only 53% of Irish surface water bodies have satisfactory water quality, showing a considerable deterioration in water quality, according to...
Environment
A cross-border Land Incentive Scheme for the River Derg catchment area is currently underway, with the aim of “benefiting farmers...
Rural Life
Last week, Teagasc indicated that Ireland is 4,000ha behind on its forestry targets. And while it is a contentious issue...
Environment
A west Limerick resident has claimed this week that “serious questions” need to be asked after it emerged there are...
Environment
Smart Farming has launched updated water guidance, to support farmers work in improving water quality and reducing the risk of...
Environment
A swimming ban at a number of beaches in Dublin at the weekend because of contamination – that was initially...
Environment
A farm inspection can be a stressful occasion, especially when records are not in order. Being prepared can help to...
Environment
Afforestation can work if it’s done right. These were the sentiments expressed by the ‘Save Leitrim’ spokesperson Justin Warnock in...
Agri Politics
Ireland’s nitrates derogation is now under threat because of poor water quality, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
Tillage
This year saw a significant drop nationally in the number of exceedances – in treated water – of the pesticide...
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is warning that the water quality of Ireland’s rivers is continuing to fall, largely as...
Environment
E. coli was found in 51 small private water supplies serving commercial buildings or public buildings, according to a report released...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has announced a new Government project that will see ‘Agricultural...