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Is rubber stamp-isation replacing consultation?
The Dealer
The Department of Housing must be inviting the water quality stakeholders over for the spuds and turkey if it wants real consultation on the latest nitrates measures.
7 November 2024 News
Extensive farms face fertiliser clampdown
A Department of Housing consultation paper on the Nitrates Action Programme has proposed restrictions on nitrogen usage on lowly stocked holdings.
23 October 2024 News
Over 1,500 farmers to face nitrates penalties
The letters issued to farmers who had been compliant with stocking rate limits over recent years.
How to reduce grass demand as shortages begin to bite
Two farmers have outlined the actions they have taken to reduce demand for grass and how much it is costing them.
2 October 2024 News
Aurivo stresses to Minister the importance of derogation to dairy farmers
The co-op stated that high water quality, a low stocking density and an economic dependence on agriculture dictate that more of its supplier catchment should fall in the 250kg N/ha zone.
27 September 2024 News
Lessons learned at the Shinagh Farm open day
Last week, farmers gathered at Shinagh for an update on Farm Zero C to hear how the farm, which has a 250-cow spring-calving herd, is reducing emissions. Jack Kennedy reports.
11 September 2024 News
The Grass Week: poor growth leading to behind-target grass supplies
The sustained poor growth over the past few weeks has been a real pain in the side of farmers, resulting in heavy supplementation having to go in.
10 September 2024 Grass & feeding
Poor grass growth hits incomes by €15,000
Growth is down on average around 1t DM/ha which will come at a significant cost to replace, Teagasc's Nigel Kennington has said.
4 September 2024 News
No bounce in growth just yet
The rain might have made the place green again, but it didn’t do much to increase growth rates.
4 September 2024 Grass & feeding
Editorial: Basics on water quality need sorting before progress can be expected
In order to drive real national change, we need much better measures for farmers. We need basic understanding among all farmers and then we need leaders.
21 August 2024 Viewpoints
New slurry rules on way for 15,000 farmers
From next year, farmers with a stocking rate of between 100kg of organic nitrogen per hectare and 129kg N/ha will be banned from using splash plates.
21 August 2024 News
Farmer Writes: going for a third cut of silage
We had a discussion group from Tipperary here a few weeks ago, it was great to have them and get their opinions and insights into different topics here.
21 August 2024 Farmer Writes