Nitrogen

Dairy Management: where to go with slurry this spring

With the slurry spreading season set to open this week in the southern and eastern counties, Aidan Brennan looks at the best way to manage slurry.

MANAGEMENT 12 January 2026

Dairy Management: where to go with slurry this spring

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Increase in fertiliser sales of 15% last year

Increase in fertiliser sales of 15% last year

NEWS 8 January 2026

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

NEWS 29 December 2025

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

What is the CBAM and how will it impact your farm?

What is the CBAM and how will it impact your farm?

What is the CBAM and how will it impact your farm?

NEWS 17 December 2025

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The good and the bad: facts and figures

The good and the bad: facts and figures

In this article we provide details on tillage’s sustainability indicators from the bottom line to the carbon footprint.

NEWS 4 November 2025

Simplicity required in new fertiliser N limits

Simplicity required in new fertiliser N limits

The new group in NI tasked with devising a new NAP plan will have to come forward with simpler proposals around fertiliser N

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 November 2025

2025 grass growth highest in six years

2025 grass growth highest in six years

Farmers participating in the GrassCheck project recorded higher grass growth in 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 November 2025

A united front, but is it enough?

A united front, but is it enough?

Irish farmers and the department are on the one road when it comes to the derogation, but the Commission get to play god, and who knows where they will send the derogation.

DEALER 4 November 2025

What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

After the recent publishing of the draft sixth nitrates action programme, Daire Cregg looks at how the proposals could impact farmers.

MANAGEMENT 4 November 2025

Nitrogen balances worsen across all sectors

Nitrogen balances worsen across all sectors

Nitrogen surpluses on farms increased last year due to a rise in the level of chemical nitrogen spread without any major increase in output to balance it out.

NEWS 4 November 2025

Minister hoping for vote on new derogation next month

Minister hoping for vote on new derogation next month

It’s better to get the right deal than a quick deal when it comes to Ireland's nitrates derogation, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said.

NEWS 4 November 2025

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Welcome to the 2026 Millstreet SFM Show

Welcome to the 2026 Millstreet Spring Farm Machinery Show at the Green Glens Arena.

Welcome to the 2026 Millstreet SFM Show

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