The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
CODE ACCEPTED
You have full access to farmersjournal.ie on this browser until 9pm next Wednesday. Thank you for buying the paper and using the code.
CODE NOT VALID
Please try again or contact us.
For assistance, call 01 4199525
or email subs@farmersjournal.ie
If would like to speak to a member of our team, please call us on 01-4199525
Reset password
Please enter your email address and we will send you a link to reset your password
If would like to speak to a member of our team, please call us on 01-4199525
Link sent to your email address
We have sent an email to your address.
Please click on the link in this email to reset
your password. If you can't find it in your inbox,
please check your spam folder. If you can't
find the email, please call us on 01-4199525.
Email address not recognised
There is no subscription associated with this email
address. To read our subscriber-only content.
please subscribe or use the reader loyalty code.
If would like to speak to a member of our team, please call us on 01-4199525
You have no more free articles this month
We hope you've enjoyed your 6 free articles. To continue reading, sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe to get unlimited access for 30 days.
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe for just €1 to get unlimited access for 30 days.
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe for just €1 to get unlimited access for 30 days.
A 30-second video will be shown to mart goers. \ David Ruffles
A video campaign commenced this week in 11 marts highlighting the issues created by pesticide exceedances in priority areas. The 30-second clip will play on mart days for the coming month reminding farmers to use best practice when applying pesticides to their lands.
The initiative has come as a result of a partnership between Irish Water and the National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG). The selected marts are in Kilkenny, Athenry, Ballyjamesduff, Fermoy, Castlerea, Kilmallock, Bandon, Castleisland, Ballybay, Roscommon and Ballinasloe.
An appeal is being made to all users of pesticides including the farming community, sporting organisations and domestic users, to ensure that best practice measures to protect drinking waters are always followed.
MCPA, which is commonly used to kill rushes on wet land, is the main offender. However, other pesticides such as 2,4-D, fluroxypyr and MCPP are being detected more frequently than in previous years. Careless storage, handling or improper application of any pesticide product can easily result in traces ending up in drinking water, leading to breaches of the drinking water regulations.
The regulations are so stringent that a single drop of pesticide is enough to breach the drinking water limit in a small stream for up to 30km.
A video on the correct use of MCPA can be viewed here.
The shorter version with subtitles which will be played at marts:
A video campaign commenced this week in 11 marts highlighting the issues created by pesticide exceedances in priority areas. The 30-second clip will play on mart days for the coming month reminding farmers to use best practice when applying pesticides to their lands.
The initiative has come as a result of a partnership between Irish Water and the National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG). The selected marts are in Kilkenny, Athenry, Ballyjamesduff, Fermoy, Castlerea, Kilmallock, Bandon, Castleisland, Ballybay, Roscommon and Ballinasloe.
An appeal is being made to all users of pesticides including the farming community, sporting organisations and domestic users, to ensure that best practice measures to protect drinking waters are always followed.
MCPA, which is commonly used to kill rushes on wet land, is the main offender. However, other pesticides such as 2,4-D, fluroxypyr and MCPP are being detected more frequently than in previous years. Careless storage, handling or improper application of any pesticide product can easily result in traces ending up in drinking water, leading to breaches of the drinking water regulations.
The regulations are so stringent that a single drop of pesticide is enough to breach the drinking water limit in a small stream for up to 30km.
A video on the correct use of MCPA can be viewed here.
The shorter version with subtitles which will be played at marts:
Some 99.62% of drinking water supplies tested remained within their chemical limits last year.
Save to a collection
Recent collections
This article has already been saved
This article has been saved
Create a collection
Subscriber only
This content is available to digital subscribers only. Sign in to your account or subscribe for just €1 to get unlimited access for 30 days.SIGN INSUBSCRIBE FOR €1
This is a subscriber-only article
SHARING OPTIONS: