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Agri-Business
Committee hears derogation cut will cost agri sector €60m annually
The reduction to a maximum stocking rate of 220kg of organic nitrogen (N) per hectare will cost the agriculture sector...
Agri-Business
The reduction to a maximum stocking rate of 220kg of organic nitrogen (N) per hectare will cost the agriculture sector...
Dairy News
A return to a stocking rate of 250kg organic nitrogen (N) per hectare in areas that have dropped to 220kg/ha...
Dairy News
A combination of weather and “lag time” may be some of the key reasons why water quality data has not...
Dairy Technical
Dairy farmers need to determine if additional land is going to be profitable for their enterprise before making decisions. Speaking...
Dairy Technical
With the slurry spreading season now open in two out of three zones, farmers should be getting their tanks tested...
Dairy Technical
Adhering to the new maximum stocking rates under the nitrates derogation is a challenge for the farms affected by the...
Environment
There “is a risk” that more farmers may have to move from the current maximum derogation stocking rate to 220kg...
Dairy Technical
The potential complete loss of the nitrates derogation from Ireland, is far more significant for farm profitability than the recent...
Dairy Technical
Many dairy farmers appear to be considering the exporting slurry option to overcome the nitrates derogation challenge facing them. Although...
Dairy News
The Agriculture Water Quality Working Group is reviewing the potential for changing the nitrogen (N) excretion rates of one to two...
Dairy Technical
Around 3,000 farmers are facing into reducing organic nitrogen stocking rates to be compliant with the changes in the maximum...
Agri-Business
The need for dairy farmers to develop a plan that aligns with financial and environmental objectives to adapt to reduced...
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said that any suggestion to lift the cap on passenger numbers at...
Agri-Business
A lot of caution is currently “being exercised” by financial institutions when it comes to lending to farmers because of...
Environment
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is to start work on a in-depth report that will form...
Dairy
Almost 4,000 movements of slurry were not verified by the importing farmer by the closing date of December 31. According...
Environment
One of the key issues that will dominate 2024 for Ireland’s farming communities is “water quality”, according to the president...
Dairy
The decreased upper limit under the nitrates derogation of 220kg of organic nitrogen (N) per hectare applies in most of...