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Climate and environment
Opinion: land use change rules must be changed to tackle biodiversity loss
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In the context of a national biodiversity crisis, it’s not credible that farmers can remove habitats without oversight, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.
11 September 2024 News
Slowdown in farm building loans
Loans for farm investments slow as cashflow issues impact on farms.
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
Co-op board members 'do more than set milk prices'
The four women members of the west Cork co-ops to get their thoughts on board life and the main issues impacting farming at the moment.
11 September 2024 Feature
AgTech calling for ‘favourable’ taxation for agri companies in budget
It is from the technology companies’ launch of their Budget 2025 submission in which they also prioritise the renewal of nitrates derogation.
10 September 2024 News
News Podcast: derogation, CAP changes and beef
This week, we hear from Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman on the derogation and Meat Industry Ireland’s Dale Crammond about beef exports.
6 September 2024 News
Sinn Féin’s Kenny clarifies position on derogation
It is imperative that Government pursue a science-led partnership approach with farmers and other stakeholders on the nitrates derogation, Martin Kenny said.
6 September 2024 News
Green Party leader wants to retain derogation
Green Party leader and Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman commended the decrease in fertiliser use by farmers in 2023.
5 September 2024 News
MEPs must be ‘collective voice’ for farm families - Tirlán
The main issues discussed in the meeting at Ballyragget plant were the importance of retaining the nitrates derogation beyond 2025 and the position of Ireland’s farming, dairy and grain sectors.
30 August 2024 News
Figures don’t add up for TAMS NISS
Martin Merrick details some of the key aspects of the latest TAMS III scheme, targeted at slurry storage for imported nutrients, and also does the sums on the value of importing slurry.
28 August 2024 Buildings
Finance is key to delivering additional slurry storage - IFA
Stephen Arthur highlights that farmers will require easy to access finance to invest in additional slurry storage for the future following the renewal of the Nitrates derogation.
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