Nitrogen

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

Tirlán supplier Séamus Brennan is in derogation and using the Farming for Water EIP to draw down funding to create new water quality measures on his land.

NEWS 29 December 2025

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

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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?

NEWS 17 December 2025

The good and the bad: facts and figures

The good and the bad: facts and figures

The good and the bad: facts and figures

NEWS 3 December 2025

Simplicity required in new fertiliser N limits

Simplicity required in new fertiliser N limits

Simplicity required in new fertiliser N limits

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

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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 28 October 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 28 October 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 28 October 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 28 October 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 28 October 2025

Tillage remains best in class for environment

Tillage remains best in class for environment

Tillage is still ahead of other sectors when it comes to carbon and nitrogen in the environment according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey.

NEWS 28 October 2025

Teagasc launches new fertiliser dashboard

Teagasc launches new fertiliser dashboard

The interactive dashboard offers detailed insights into the use of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and lime across Irish agriculture.

NEWS 28 October 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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