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Taskforce set up to secure long-term nitrates derogation
Barry Murphy
Ireland’s ability to maintain its nitrates derogation into the future is of increasing concern to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
17 May 2023 News
An Taisce seeks more time to prepare for nitrates challenge
The first hearing of An Taisce’s nitrates case will now instead take place in mid-June with a substantive hearing now unlikely before the autumn, a spokesperson said.
17 May 2023 News
McConalogue looks to widen the scope of Ireland’s beef exports to China
Minister also addressed concerns facing Irish farmers at home from TAMS to sheep payments.
'We are being portrayed as environmental terrorists'
West Cork dairy farmers located in the Timoleague catchment area have said that they got behind Teagasc's Agricultural Catchments Programme since the time it started in 2008.
17 May 2023 News
Minister to clampdown on slurry rogues
Slurry spreading breaches are doing nothing to help Ireland’s case for retaining the nitrates derogation from Brussels.
10 May 2023 News
Hopeful west Cork nitrates results still fall short of water quality targets
Context on targets and baselines is needed when assessing what impact promising water quality results recorded in the Timoleague catchment could have on the derogation debate, researchers say.
8 May 2023 News
Dairy Management: fertiliser, breeding and reseeding
It's all systems go on dairy farms this week with the breeding season kicking off and weather improving, writes Aidan Brennan.
26 April 2023 Management
Nitrates changes to cost farmers €12,000 each
The analysis was presented to local, national and European politicians at an event organised by the IFA in Cork.
26 April 2023 News
Small farmers the big losers from nitrates changes
The retention of the nitrates derogation in its current form will be critical to the future success of this family farm.
26 April 2023 Grass & feeding
Derogation applications rise by almost 10%
The rise in applications this year is likely down to the new banding of organic nitrogen excretion rates for cows.
19 April 2023 News
Non-compliance resulting in increased regulation
Attendees at a Cork IFA meeting on nitrates heard that non-compliance by a small number of farmers has led to increased regulation and is viewed as a threat to the nitrates derogation.
19 April 2023 News
Dairy contributing more than tech companies – Coveney
Minister Simon Coveney backed Irish dairy this week as he insisted it contributes more to the economy than foreign direct investment.
12 April 2023 News