Nitrates

Frustration with spreading regulations and calendar farming

'Thoughts on calendar farming,' - Martin Mulvihill, Agriculture Consultant, Moyvane, Co Kerry.

LETTERS 4 March 2026

Frustration with spreading regulations and calendar farming

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Navigating tricky fertiliser regulations

Navigating tricky fertiliser regulations

FERTILIZERS 21 February 2026

Department zones in on slurry movements

Department zones in on slurry movements

NEWS 18 February 2026

EU adopts new rules to turn slurry into 'RENURE'

EU adopts new rules to turn slurry into 'RENURE'

EU adopts new rules to turn slurry into 'RENURE'

NEWS 12 February 2026

Breeding season coming to a close down under

Breeding season coming to a close down under

Breeding season coming to a close down under

FARMER WRITES 28 January 2026

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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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 January 2026

Dairy Management: soil sampling, slurry and conference season

Dairy Management: soil sampling, slurry and conference season

Aidan Brennan says now is the time to take soil samples where there is a requirement under nutrient management plans.

MANAGEMENT 7 January 2026

Do you need to spread slurry using LESS equipment in 2026?

Do you need to spread slurry using LESS equipment in 2026?

Farmers with a grassland stocking rate above 100kg organic nitrogen/ha in 2025 must apply slurry with low emission slurry spreading equipment in 2026.

SCHEMES 7 January 2026

Soil samples must include location information

Soil samples must include location information

Any soil analysis results issued since 14 September 2025 must state the corresponding georeferenced or land parcel identification system number.

SCHEMES 7 January 2026

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Select milk replacers carefully to ensure top calf development and growth

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Select milk replacers carefully to ensure top calf development and growth

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