Environment
An Taisce: 'Step change' needed to improve water quality
An Taisce has called for a “step change” in the water quality measures being asked of Irish farmers to address...
Environment
An Taisce has called for a “step change” in the water quality measures being asked of Irish farmers to address...
Agri Politics
The Fianna Fáil party has defended its stance on the issue of Ireland’s nitrates derogation by stating that it “is...
Agri-Business
Teagasc has today (Thursday, May 30) launched the ‘Better Farming for Water’ campaign which aims to support farmers to reduce...
Agri Politics
Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly has pledged to convene a meeting on Ireland’s nitrates derogation in Brussels if he is...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has received a total of 7,238 online applications for the 2024...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies is urging farmers and politicians across the country to attend an upcoming water quality meeting. The processor is...
Environment
A High Court judge has requested written submissions and confirmed there will be another oral hearing in relation to an ongoing legal...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies’ senior management intend to be “on the ground in Europe meeting MEPs over the next few months” to...
Environment
The European Commission is proposing to increase the amount of processed manure which farmers can use under the Nitrates Directive....
Agri Politics
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Francie Gorman has called on the government to use all available resources...
Dairy News
Denmark has announced that it will not seek a further extension from the EU Commission for the country’s nitrates derogation....
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding farmers that several deadlines for nitrates will fall later...
Beef
Proposals to amend nutrient excretion rates have been opposed by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA). ICSA beef...
Dairy
The chair of Dairygold has urged its milk suppliers to “take action” on their farms to prevent nutrient losses to...
Dairy
Dairygold has reported a slump of €254.7 million in turnover for 2023. The co-op recorded a turnover of €1.4 billion...
Agri-Business
Local authority nitrates inspections have been paused until Monday, April 22, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM),...
Rural Life
At Bannow Bay in Co. Wexford, improved water quality in the area was celebrated recently on account of the lower...
Environment
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found a number of communities throughout Spain in breach of...