N.Ireland
It is envisaged that Northern Ireland will have a new Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) in place for the beginning of 2027.
Northern Ireland’s new Nutrients’ Action Programme (NAP) proposals can deliver sustainable growth opportunities at farm level.
A further investment to improve water quality in Lough Neagh needs to deliver "practical, properly funded support" for farmers on the ground.
Environment
NI Water has invited farmers within the Seagahan catchment in Co. Armagh to take part in a fully funded scheme to protect water quality.
Defra has announced $225 million in funding for the capital grants scheme in 2026, with applications are expected to exceed this year's funding.
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has launched their water quality...
The Voluntary Initiative (VI) was established 25 years ago to demonstrate the highest standards of plant protection stewardship.
Drinking water quality remains high across Northern Ireland, according to a report, according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate.
A Northern Ireland-based company that runs an AD facility in Co. Derry has been fined £6,000 after a discharge of “slurry-like” material.
The closed period for spreading slurry is a condition of the Nutrient Action Programme Regulations and ends at midnight Saturday, January 31.
Defra has announced today a new "once-in-a-generation" plan to overhaul the water system in England and Wales.
The 2026/2027 call for applications to the Water Quality Improvement Strand of the Environmental Challenge Fund Competition has opened.
Arable
The challenge of increasing phosphorous (P) uptake by crops on a consistent basis has recently been...
A TUV agricultural spokesperson has highlighted what he regards as the hypocrisy of NI Water in terms of polluting
NI Water has reminded farmers the slurry spreading season in Northern Ireland comes to a close on October 15, 2025
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court of a water pollution offence. Martin...
Farmers, residents and businesses in the Ballinderry River catchment and wider Mid-Ulster area are being encouraged to use water responsibly
A six-month consultation on developing the fourth River Basin Management Plan for Northern Ireland (NI) has been launched
Beef
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research has highlighted the role that livestock production plays within a circular economy
Opposition continues to mount against the draft NAP proposals announced recently by DAERA Minister Andrew Muir.
New proposals contained in Northern Ireland’s Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) could “devastate local farming”, the UFU warned
A 70-year-old man has been convicted and fined in a NI court over an incident involving the pollution of a river with agricultural effluent.
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir is urging the public to help monitor water quality in Northern Ireland.
