Derogation

Moving the dial on soil fertility and water quality

Dr David Wall, president of the Fertiliser Association of Ireland, paints a picture of the current fertiliser industry in Ireland.

FERTILIZERS 11 February 2026

Moving the dial on soil fertility and water quality

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Ban on cross-border livestock trade to stay

Ban on cross-border livestock trade to stay

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

IFA wants cross-farm organisation unity to remain

IFA wants cross-farm organisation unity to remain

NEWS 14 January 2026

Minister rubbishes notion of derogation-for-Mercosur horse trade

Minister rubbishes notion of derogation-for-Mercosur horse trade

Minister rubbishes notion of derogation-for-Mercosur horse trade

NEWS 14 January 2026

Farming for Water project expanded to five more river catchments

Farming for Water project expanded to five more river catchments

Farming for Water project expanded to five more river catchments

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 12 January 2026

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Farm Tech Talk: Mercosur, CAP and derogation

Farm Tech Talk: Mercosur, CAP and derogation

Tune into this week's Farm Tech Talk hosted by Stephen Robb.

NEWS 29 December 2025

Dairy Management: soil sampling, slurry and conference season

Dairy Management: soil sampling, slurry and conference season

Aidan Brennan says now is the time to take soil samples where there is a requirement under nutrient management plans.

MANAGEMENT 29 December 2025

Editorial: slurry rules adherence

Editorial: slurry rules adherence

Adam Woods takes a look at the importance of adhering to the slurry spreading rules to avoid any damage to water quality.

EDITORIAL 29 December 2025

Commodity prices at play when it comes to land leases

Commodity prices at play when it comes to land leases

Auctioneers across the country have noticed a number of trends changing when it comes to land leases with commodity prices and policy impacting many decisions around leasing land reports Tommy Moyles.

PROPERTY 29 December 2025

Department update stocking rate rules

Department update stocking rate rules

The government has changed the way it intends to implement the nutrient distribution rules under the new nitrates action programme, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 29 December 2025

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2026

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2026

There’s plenty to be positive about in farming as a new year dawns.

NEWS 29 December 2025

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

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

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Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) today issued a reminder to food and beverage producers across Ireland to complete its survey.

Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

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