Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has said that the retention of a...
Environment
EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall has confirmed to Agriland that the commission has proposed to the Nitrates Committee to extend the Irish nitrates derogation
Tirlán and its co-op members have received an award for its River Slaney project, at the Cogeca European Award for Cooperative Innovation.
Farmers are doing a lot to reduce agriculture's impact on water quality but "will have to do more", the Taoiseach has warned.
Video
MEP for the Midlands North West, Maria Walsh has said Ireland needs "time and fairness" when it...
Dairy
An Irish MEP has said that the retention of Ireland's nitrates derogation "cannot come with...
The "commitment" of Irish farmers to sustainability will help in relation to future decisions to be...
European Commissioner Jessika Roswall, today said she is "fully aware of the importance of the derogation" to Irish farmers.
An Taisce has urged European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall to move Ireland away from its dependancy on the nitrates derogation.
European Commissioner, Jessika Roswall, is in Ireland to see "the good work" being done to improve water quality.
Jim Bergin has said Irish farming can achieve good water quality status at current production levels "rather than decimating our industry".
Prof. Frank O'Mara has told a major conference on water quality that clean water is "a cornerstone of...the rural landscapes".
The expansion of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) is a...
DAFM's head of water quality has said that the department is in talks with the commission on how to apply habitats assessments under the NAP.
Local authorities must carry out more farm inspections and follow-up enforcement, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
€42 million has been allocated to key targeted water quality initiatives in 2026, including the Farming for Water EIP.
A significant number of farmers are being denied access to critical information on how to improve water quality according to the ACA.
Tillage
The challenge of increasing phosphorous uptake by crops on a consistent basis has recently been reviewed by ADAS.
It is "clear" that all stakeholders including farmers "need to redouble their efforts" to protect...
A coalition of environmental organisations urged the government to implement "stronger, more urgent measures" to restore Ireland’s waterways.
Concentrations of nitrates decreased in 39% of river sites over the period 2019 to 2024, but nitrate levels are "too high" in 44% of sites.
A fund which provides direct financial support for water quality projects has opened today (Monday, October 13) for applications
