EU lays down the law for Irish farmers in 2023

Report card says we must do better

No other EU member state beats Ireland’s zero-rating for the share of groundwater monitoring stations with nitrate greater than 50mg/litre. But this is one of the few bright spots in our latest  'report card'.

Official EU figures confirm Ireland’s claims of efficient livestock farming.

The EU Commission says our methane emissions (from enteric fermentation) per unit of ruminants are the lowest in the EU-27.