Minister for Agriculture sets up new group to tackle water quality issues
The Agriculture Minister has set up an Agriculture Water Quality Stakeholders Group to improve water quality. Charlie McConalogue says it is now crystal clear the EU Commission will not re-visit Ireland’s current derogation decision. Following his meeting with the ICMSA yesterday, he says there has not been sufficient improvement in…
More farm inspections on the way
Farmers in the North West are being warned of a rise in Council inspections on farms. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has urged all local authorities to increase the number of farm inspections they carry out every year due to fall of 673 inspections last year figure. The local authority…
Farmers want deadline extended for submitting Nitrates Directive forms
The ICMSA is calling for an extension of the deadline for submission of records in relation to the Nitrates directive. Abut 40% of Cross-Compliance penalties relate to farmers exceeding the organic Nitrates limit. Under the Nitrates Regulations, farmers are obliged to ensure that the total amount of Nitrogen from organic…