Nitrates
Caoimhe Harney on 16 Sep 2021
'Money is never given without conditionality’ - Heydon on BEAM
Thousands of farmers have had money they received under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme retracted, because they failed to comply with the terms and conditions.
Siobhán Walsh on 15 Sep 2021
Questioning the sustainability of nitrates proposals
Tillage farmers face challenges under new nitrates proposals. Andy Doyle, Stephen Robb and Siobhán Walsh report.
Amy Forde on 15 Sep 2021
Farmers hit out at proposed nitrates rules
Farm organisations appeared before the Oireachtas agriculture committee on Tuesday to discuss the proposed new nitrates rules.
Siobhán Walsh on 15 Sep 2021
Tillage proposals are ‘unworkable’ and ‘far too restrictive’
Many tillage farmers are unhappy with new proposals outlined in the Nitrates Action Programme, particularly to do with slurry spreading and post-harvest cultivation.
The Dealer on 15 Sep 2021
Devenish doubles down on nitrates
The letter to customers from the ruminant director is scathing of the new proposal in the Nitrates Action Programme to introduce bands.
Amy Forde on 14 Sep 2021
Farmers ‘can’t be the whipping boys’ on water quality – Cullinan
The Oireachtas committee on agriculture met with farm organisation representatives on Tuesday, with the review of the nitrates action programme on the agenda.
Andy Doyle on 14 Sep 2021
Is tillage about to be ambushed by EU bureaucracy once again?
Tillage farming over the coming decade seems set to be hit once again by significant changes in the CAP but many other factors will also impinge on it.
Caoimhe Harney on 13 Sep 2021
New mapping and nitrogen use calculator added to Pasturebase app
The new tools will benefit all grassland farms with a major focus on improving the nitrogen use, farm management and in assisting farmers to better match nitrogen supply with grass demand.
Aidan Brennan on 08 Sep 2021
Slurry rules to change in December
A fresh review of manure output is being carried out by the Department of Agriculture, which could impact on farmers' storage requirements.
Pat O'Toole on 08 Sep 2021
Farm leaders meet Minister for Agriculture
With CAP, nitrates and carbon targets all to be determined soon, there was a busy agenda when farm organisation leaders met with Minister McConalogue.
Aidan Brennan on 08 Sep 2021
Slurry figures set to change in December
A review of the technical tables relating to slurry is to be complete by December, which could alter the amount of slurry storage required for all livestock.
Darren Carty on 08 Sep 2021
2021 Nitrates amendments may require attention
Farmers need to satisfy the first year of the liming programme and submit details of organic fertiliser exports by 31 October.
Siobhán Walsh on 08 Sep 2021
How do you stack your silage bales?
Simple steps can help reduce nutrient loss from farmyards. A recent Teagasc webinar pointed out that extra storage is not always the answer.
Aidan Brennan on 07 Sep 2021
Department moves to clarify soiled water rules
The Department of Agriculture hosted a webinar to discuss the proposed measures contained in the nitrates directive review.
Caoimhe Harney on 06 Sep 2021
Department holding nitrates webinar on Monday night
The information webinar on Ireland’s draft nitrates action programme takes place on Monday 6 September and is hosted by personnel from the Department of Agriculture and Teagasc.
Aidan Brennan on 06 Sep 2021
Dairy management: hedge-cutting requirements for derogation farms
Aidan Brennan looks at the requirements for farmers in a nitrates derogation regarding hedge-cutting.
Noel Bardon on 05 Sep 2021
‘Map acres’ clampdown ‘guaranteed’ in new nitrates plan - Department
The head of the Department’s nitrates division has made his thoughts known on the practice of ‘diluting’ stocking rates using land farmed only on paper during a Teagasc Signpost webinar.
Adam Woods on 04 Sep 2021
'Department needs to be held to account on nitrates proposals' - Cavan IFA
With mounting anger among farmers on the new nitrates proposals, Adam Woods went to a Cavan IFA farm walk to see what Cavan farmers had to say on the new nitrates proposals.
Amy Forde on 04 Sep 2021
Department using nitrates review as a Trojan horse – Cullinan
“I am deeply troubled by the blatant attempt by the Department to use this nitrates review to deliver on other policy objectives," the IFA president said.
Noel Bardon on 03 Sep 2021
The slurry ‘rogue in every parish’ becoming increasingly common
The Department’s chief inspector of water quality has hit out at the non-compliant minority of dairy farmers in justifying a tightening of nitrates rules from next year.