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‘No evidence’ water quality measures are enough – EPA
Anne O'Donoghue
Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 comes out once every four years and gives the EPA’s environmental analysis across a number of areas.
11 September 2024 Grass & feeding
Race against time to build covers
Lacklustre growth has made building covers nigh on impossible for a lot of farms, writes Thomas Condon.
11 September 2024 Management
Dairy Management: last chance for chemical nitrogen
The closed period for spreading chemical nitrogen starts at the weekend, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan
‘CAP has morphed into an environmental scheme’ - dairy farmer
Jim Mulhall said that while the environment is an important part of CAP, the “economic sustainability of farms is of fundamental importance”.
10 September 2024 Schemes
10 tips for harvesting autumn silage
Where farmers are taking advantage of improve weather to harvest silage, outlined are some tips to saving fodder in autumn. Kieran Mailey writes.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Last chance for chemical fertiliser on grassland
The closed period for applying chemical fertiliser on grassland comes into effect on 15 September, leaving a brief window for any final applications to boost growth rates.
3 September 2024 Management
Teagasc urging farmers to stick with protected urea
Protected urea is treated granules which use urease inhibitor to reduce the ammonia loss when spreading fertiliser.
1 September 2024 News
Water quality and derogation – how can ReNure help?
The ReNure amendment to the Nitrates Directive would allow processed livestock manures to be used as a chemical fertiliser replacement, writes Teagasc researcher Maurice Deasy.
28 August 2024 Renewables
Dairy Management: grass deficits bite in south
Aidan Brennan says grass growth will take time to recover in the southern part of the country as soil moisture deficits remain.
26 August 2024 Management
Farm Tech Talk: delayed harvest, slurry storage and poor August growth rates
On this week's Farm Tech Talk, the team discusses the impacts of delayed harvest and the latest on slurry storage, as well as poor growth rates.
23 August 2024 News
Over 15,000 more farms face splash plate ban
The Department of Agriculture expects that, by next year, 41,000 farmers will be required to use LESS to spread slurry.
21 August 2024 News
Time to plant winter oilseed rape
Oilseed rape is a good break crop option as it establishes quickly and can help to control problem weeds, writes Siobhán Walsh.
21 August 2024 Crops