Water Quality

Farm Tech Talk: Dutch calf import market and livestock trade update

Farm Tech Talk is live each and every Friday on the Irish Farmers Journal website and wherever you get your podcasts.

NEWS 19 June 2026

Farm Tech Talk: Dutch calf import market and livestock trade update

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Watch: over 120 farmers attend water quality event in Cork

Watch: over 120 farmers attend water quality event in Cork

NEWS 19 June 2026

Editorial: water quality - more to do

Editorial: water quality - more to do

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

43% of Irish rivers remain too high in nitrates - EPA

43% of Irish rivers remain too high in nitrates - EPA

43% of Irish rivers remain too high in nitrates - EPA

NEWS 17 June 2026

Sheep Management: scald in lambs, weaning preparations and farmyard repairs

Sheep Management: scald in lambs, weaning preparations and farmyard repairs

Sheep Management: scald in lambs, weaning preparations and farmyard repairs

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

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Local knowledge of water and soils key to farm resilience – Teagasc

Local knowledge of water and soils key to farm resilience – Teagasc

Johnstown Castle open day took place today in county Wexford, with a main theme of 'Know Your Soils'.

NEWS 21 May 2026

Top non-compliances in farm inspections revealed

Top non-compliances in farm inspections revealed

In 2025, 43% of farms across Ireland failed water quality inspections carried out by local authorities.

NEWS 21 May 2026

43% of farms fail water quality council inspections

43% of farms fail water quality council inspections

Local authorities carried out 1,280 follow-up inspections, which was double on the previous year, with 48% found to be compliant.

NEWS 21 May 2026

Farming for water scheme: what you need to know for 2026

Farming for water scheme: what you need to know for 2026

If you were accepted into the Farming for Water scheme in 2025 then you are automatically accepted in 2026.

NEWS 21 May 2026

Reducing nutrient loss to rivers via overland flow

Reducing nutrient loss to rivers via overland flow

Claire Mooney, Suir catchment co-ordinator with the Better Farming for Water programme, outlines how farmers can break the pathway between nutrients and watercourses on farms.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 21 May 2026

IFA demands increased budget for TAMS in 2027

IFA demands increased budget for TAMS in 2027

At least €100m is needed in 2027 for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme, according to Irish Farmers Association rural development chair John Curran.

SCHEMES 21 May 2026

ACRES landscape actions decision letters issuing

ACRES landscape actions decision letters issuing

Current landscape action application window will remain open until 28 May.

NEWS 21 May 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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