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Nitrates

Call for NI Nitrates Action Plan to be fully funded

N.Ireland

10 months ago

Call for NI Nitrates Action Plan to be fully funded

Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for Northern Ireland’s new Nitrates Action Plan (NAP) to be adequately funded by the Stormont Executive

AgriSearch to host webinar on NAP farm impact calculator

N.Ireland

1 year ago

AgriSearch to host webinar on NAP farm impact calculator

AgriSearch will be hosting a webinar next week to assist farmers across NI use its new Nutrients Action Programme farm impact calculator.

Lakeland concerns over pace and direction of policy for NI dairy

N.Ireland

1 year ago

Lakeland concerns over pace and direction of policy for NI dairy

Lakeland Dairies has voiced “serious concerns” about the pace and direction of political policy in relation to the NI dairy sector.

The role of biostimulants within production agriculture

N.Ireland

2 years ago

The role of biostimulants within production agriculture

Driving the use of biostimulants within production agriculture, has been the identification of bespoke bacteria (endophytes)...

Ammonia emissions still on the rise in NI

N.Ireland

3 years ago

Ammonia emissions still on the rise in NI

The latest environmental statistics for Northern Ireland (NI) confirm that ammonia emissions from...

Agri-Business

4 years ago

Midlands farm company fined for watercourse pollution

A farm company in the Midlands has been fined for illegal discharge of anaerobic digestate and sugar beet washings into a local watercourse.

Midlands farm company fined for watercourse pollution

Environment

7 years ago

DAERA secures approval for renewal of nitrates derogation in NI

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has secured an approval for the renewal of a nitrates derogation.

DAERA secures approval for renewal of nitrates derogation in NI

Beef

8 years ago

Video: Nitrate poisoning claims 11 cattle on reseeded field in Ireland

"I went up on the Tuesday morning to check them and give them a bit of grass and all I could find...

Video: Nitrate poisoning claims 11 cattle on reseeded field in Ireland

N.Ireland

8 years ago

'Ditching CAN to tackle ammonia could do more damage than good'

Ditching CAN in favour of stabilised urea as recommended could potentially be more damaging for ammonia emissions than the status quo.

'Ditching CAN to tackle ammonia could do more damage than good'

N.Ireland

9 years ago

Northern Ireland could lose its EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation in 2018

Rising water phosphate levels could result in Northern Ireland losing its current EU Nitrates’...

Northern Ireland could lose its EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation in 2018

Environment

10 years ago

Ban on farmyard manure spreading from November 1

The closed period for the spreading of farmyard manure starts on November 1 and will last until mid-January at the earliest.

Ban on farmyard manure spreading from November 1

EU

10 years ago

Commission takes Germany to court over nitrates causing water pollution

Germany has been referred to the Court of Justice for failing to take stronger measures to combat water pollution caused by nitrates.

Commission takes Germany to court over nitrates causing water pollution

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