Nitrates

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

Projected nitrates production from sheep is now part of the new facility on MyAgFood.ie where farmers can track stocking rate compliance.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

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Savills reports a strong market for land

Savills reports a strong market for land

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

IFA calls on Department to change import rules for organic manure

IFA calls on Department to change import rules for organic manure

NEWS 10 March 2026

Frustration with spreading regulations and calendar farming

Frustration with spreading regulations and calendar farming

Frustration with spreading regulations and calendar farming

LETTERS 4 March 2026

Navigating tricky fertiliser regulations

Navigating tricky fertiliser regulations

Navigating tricky fertiliser regulations

FERTILIZERS 21 February 2026

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Department zones in on slurry movements

Department zones in on slurry movements

Cavan-based consultant Tom Canning has urged colleagues to be vigilant for fictitious slurry movements.

NEWS 13 January 2026

EU adopts new rules to turn slurry into 'RENURE'

EU adopts new rules to turn slurry into 'RENURE'

The EU has adopted new rules to allow slurries and manures to be processed into RENURE fertiliser.

NEWS 13 January 2026

Breeding season coming to a close down under

Breeding season coming to a close down under

Co Down native Zac Elkin took on the management of a different New Zealand farm during 2025.

FARMER WRITES 13 January 2026

Slurry stocking rate rules to be kept tight

Slurry stocking rate rules to be kept tight

The maximum eligible area in Northern Ireland is increasing as the new Farm Sustainability Payment can effectively be claimed on all farmland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 13 January 2026

Illegal slurry spreading reported to councils

Illegal slurry spreading reported to councils

County councils across the country are reporting isolated breaches of the nitrates regulations during the 2025-2026 closed period.

NEWS 13 January 2026

Minister rubbishes notion of derogation-for-Mercosur horse trade

Minister rubbishes notion of derogation-for-Mercosur horse trade

Minister Heydon has hit out at suggestions that Ireland's position on Mercosur was influenced by its nitrates derogation's extension.

NEWS 13 January 2026

Watch: Gorman flags CAP and Mercosur as IFA's two biggest battles in 2026

Watch: Gorman flags CAP and Mercosur as IFA's two biggest battles in 2026

Francie Gorman has raised proposed CAP cuts and the Mercosur trade deal as two of the most significant challenges the IFA will face this year.

NEWS 13 January 2026

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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