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Steps to improving water quality
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc National Dairy Conference where Pat Dillon presented a paper on water quality.
3 December 2024 News
Farm inspection rates 'far below' level required - EPA
Over 4,500 farms are due to be inspected by county councils in 2025, up from 3,346 in 2024.
27 November 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: ‘stocking rate’ not key issue for dairy farms
This stocking rate row is core to why the handbrake is pulled on farm investment here in Ireland.
Policy pointing in the wrong direction
The problem is the attribution of emissions in accordance with the system of the UN Convention, which allocates emissions on a territorial basis, by production.
27 November 2024 Viewpoints
One third of farms failed council inspections in 2023
The control of soiled water was a major issue on farms inspected by county councils in 2023.
27 November 2024 News
Panel to advise Muir on new green quango
Minister Muir supports the creation of an independent environmental protection agency in NI
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Moyvalley Meats fined €4,000 for emissions breaches
The Co Kildare-based beef and lamb processor appeared in Naas District Court on Monday 4 November.
19 November 2024 News
Three dairy processors feature on EPA priority list over 'discharges to water'
The list names industrial or waste plants deemed by the EPA to be a priority for enforcement, due to a poor track record of compliance with their industrial license.
12 November 2024 Climate and environment
Animal rights activists in California aim to ban large farms
Citizens of Sonoma County in California will have an additional decision to make on voting day in November.
23 October 2024 News
Impact of farm measures on water targets ‘unclear’
The water quality measures in play for farmers have been estimated by the EPA to bring between 17% and 56% of waterways impacted by agriculture within quality targets by 2027.
23 October 2024 Climate and environment
Farm emissions down 2.6% since 2023
The EPA has cited reduced lime application to soils and lower milk output as reasons for the third consecutive quarterly drop of emissions in the farm sector.
21 October 2024 News
'Not feasible' to put date on Uisce Éireann wastewater compliance with law
Over half of licensed treatment plants discharge wastewater that does not always meet the standards set in wastewater discharge licences to protect the environment, an EPA found last week.
18 October 2024 Climate and environment