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Derogation loss could cost almost €40,000 per farm
Anne O'Donoghue
The IFA has conducted analysis on what the derogation could cost directly impacted farms.
14 January 2025 News
Uisce Éireann fined €4,000 for sewage pollution in Mayo
The case revolves around effluent from Uisce Éireann’s wastewater pumping station in Claremorris, which flowed into Clare Lake in Mayo, killing at least 945 fish over a two-week period.
7 January 2025 News
Projects on fertiliser and ACRES payments to feature at BT Young Scientist
Agriculture is a hot topic at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, with many projects delving into the sector.
Getting paid by developers for biodiversity
Conor Kehoe recently visited the farm of David Felce in the east of England with Lemken. Here, he describes the actions being undertaken on the farm regarding nature and the use of technology.
1 January 2025 Climate and environment
Microalgae could be key to Irish wastewater problem
Wastewater is a problem throughout the agri-food industry. But what can be done? A team of researchers is working to treat water in a circular way, using microalgae, writes Janine Kennedy.
1 January 2025 News
New Nitrates livestock rules coming in to place in 2025
The rules apply to all farmers and include changes to slurry spreading regulations, chemical fertiliser restrictions and lower crude protein levels in concentrates fed during the grazing season.
23 December 2024 News
€21.9m paid to 5,143 more ACRES participants
The payment brings total funds paid to 39,836 tranche one and tranche two participants to €172m, with approximately 14,700 farmers yet to receive payment.
23 December 2024 Schemes
'Too early' to identify cause of in nitrogen drop in water
New report based on the nitrate concentration data for 20 representative river monitoring sites shows a drop in nitrogen levels in Irish waters.
18 December 2024 News
Unlocking the €60m EIP fund for water
Aidan Brennan reports from the discussion at Dairy Day 2024 on the new Farming for Water EIP, which has a total funding of €60m.
18 December 2024 Management
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairygold adds conditions to milk price top-up
Dairygold informed farmers of the changes through the milk purchase terms and conditions document, sent to suppliers this week.
18 December 2024 News
Uisce Éireann convicted for chemical spill that led to major fish kill
A judge has convicted and fined Uisce Éireann €3,500 with one month to pay for a chemical spill that caused the deaths of "tens of thousands" of fish. David Forsythe reports.
16 December 2024 News