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'Big appetite' on farms for improving water quality - DAFM chief inspector
Farmers are “doing a lot” and “we have to ask farmers to do more” when it comes to agriculture and...
Environment
Farmers are “doing a lot” and “we have to ask farmers to do more” when it comes to agriculture and...
Environment
A new Water Action Plan is set to be launched in the coming weeks that will “seek to address pressures...
Environment
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) president Denis Drennan has said he is “confident” that Irish farmers will deliver water...
Environment
An Taisce has called for a “step change” in the water quality measures being asked of Irish farmers to address...
Environment
Some initiatives that individual farmers want to take up that may improve water quality are being “frustrated” by delays in...
Environment
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has today (Wednesday, June 12) defended farmers’ commitment to water quality following the publication...
Environment
There was “no significant change in any of the water quality indicators” for Ireland’s rivers,lakes, estuaries and groundwaters in 2023,...
Agri-Business
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that the number of planned farm inspections carried out by Kerry County Council...
Environment
An Taisce has claimed that the government’s new National Biomethane Strategy could be the subject of a complaint to the...
Agri-Business
Sharing data on farming activities with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is “hugely important”, the director of the Office of...
Environment
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has said that the agriculture sector can still meet its 25% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Environment
Total emissions from the LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry) sector are projected to increase over the period...
Environment
Under an “ambitious” scenario, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has projected agricultural emissions to decrease by 18% by 2030. The...
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today (Tuesday, May 28) published its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions projections for the period...
Environment
Agriculture in Ireland has to determine a “future vision” for the sector that is both sustainable and can adapt to...
Rural Life
With over 700,000 people in Ireland getting their water from private wells, it might be worth considering how heavy rain...
Environment
Ireland’s ammonia emissions decreased by 1% in 2022, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Despite this, the EPA has...
Environment
A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that 45% of septic tanks failed inspection by Local Authorities...