Nutrients

Management options to improve water quality this autumn

Brendan Horan outlines some practical steps to improve water quality this autumn.

NEWS 17 September 2026

Management options to improve water quality this autumn

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Farmers in danger of information overload

Farmers in danger of information overload

NORTHERN IRELAND 16 September 2026

Dairy farmers required to record slurry movements to outblocks

Dairy farmers required to record slurry movements to outblocks

SCHEMES 2 September 2026

Farmers need time to comply with NAP, says AgriSearch

Farmers need time to comply with NAP, says AgriSearch

Farmers need time to comply with NAP, says AgriSearch

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 September 2026

Slurry can boost growth once it rains, says Teagasc

Slurry can boost growth once it rains, says Teagasc

Slurry can boost growth once it rains, says Teagasc

NEWS 26 August 2026

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Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

UFU president John McLenaghan has suggested that DAERA will become more active at enforcing rules around slurry exports going forward.

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 July 2026

New NAP is ‘workable’ for NI pig sector

New NAP is ‘workable’ for NI pig sector

The original NAP consultation in May 2025 would have led to “wipe out” in the local pig sector, according to Dr Violet Wylie

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 July 2026

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficit bites hard

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficit bites hard

Soil moisture deficit figures are sitting between 30mm and 90mm, with the southeast being the hardest hit.

GRASS & FEEDING 8 July 2026

How to prepare for your county council water quality inspection

How to prepare for your county council water quality inspection

The EPA was assigned an enhanced enforcement role to oversee local authority water quality inspections under the Water Action Plan in 2024, in an aim to strengthen inspections.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Farm inspections by local authorities up 66% in 2025

Farm inspections by local authorities up 66% in 2025

Farm inspection and enforcement activity increased significantly in 2025 under the national agricultural inspection programme, according to the EPA.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Sheep farmers upbeat on lamb prices amid drought pressures

Sheep farmers upbeat on lamb prices amid drought pressures

Grass will be getting scarce in the next few days and weeks on sheep farms if the dry weather continues, which will increase the need to feed silage and concentrates.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Extension to NAP deadline ruled out

Extension to NAP deadline ruled out

The public consultation on proposed changes to the Nutrients Action Programme runs to early September.

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 July 2026

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