Organisation: Nitrates Directive

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

farming

Karen Walsh: Polluter pays is principle in environmental protection

Nitrates Directive provides us with clear and unambiguous guidelines.

business

Coveney to maintain funding for Agricultural Catchments Programme

farming

Extra phosphorous allowance part of NAP

news

Farming bodies to appear before Dáil committee

business

EU reform is affecting Irish potato growers

farming

Ploughing through the regulations

Farmers the unsung heroes

THE National Farm Survey by Teagasc proved again that farmers are the unsung heroes of the Celtic Tiger economy, but also highlighted their vulnerability and the vulnerability of industries depending on them.

Thu, 28 Sep, 2006

Commissioner features at EU Dáil sessions

The EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel yesterday addressed the Dáil and answered questions from TDs during a special day devoted to European issues in which the normal business was suspended.

Thu, 11 May, 2006

Surplus milk production direct cause of sector woes, say dairy chiefs

TWO dairy industry leaders have now identified surplus milk production as the root cause of difficulties in the industry in the EU.

Thu, 27 Apr, 2006

Dardis rattles IFA delegation

THE Nitrates controversy has highlighted the poor public image of Irish farmers. Efforts to repair it should be intensified, even if it takes decades.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2006

Directive has only widened divisions

THE Nitrates Directive has divided the farmer and his agricultural advisor, and driven IFA, ICOS and Macra out of the National Partnerships talks, and widened the gulf between ICMSA and IFA.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2006

Government blamed for farmers’ talks walkout

THE row over the Nitrates Directive took a heavy political toll yesterday as farming organisations walked out of social partnership negotiations in anger.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2006

Govt blamed over farmers' talks walkout

The Government was tonight blamed for forcing the Irish Farmers’ Association to walk-out of social partnership talks after new EU rules limiting the use of manure on farmland were introduced.

Wed, 08 Feb, 2006

Taoiseach commits to maintaining employment standards

SOCIAL partnership talks kicked off yesterday with an immediate Government commitment to intervene in a key EU Court of Justice case which threatens to erode employment standards across the EU.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2006

Our water best in Europe

THERE has been a somewhat muted government response to the great news that Ireland is in the top 10 of countries for cleaning up its environment.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2006

FG TD slams lack of information on EU Nitrates Directive

Fine Gael TD Denis Naughten has slammed the Government failure to launch an information campaign on the implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2006

Farmers misled four years ago by ‘red tape’ reduction claims

A YEAR ago, the Single Farm Payment was introduced with the tag ‘freedom to farm’.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2006

Strong representation needed to protect farmers’ interests

THE revised Irish submission on the Nitrates Directive has gone some way towards recognising some of the practicalities of farming.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2006

It’s law, bad science or not

IT was a good week for Environment Minister Dick Roche.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2005

Officials play down pig farm ‘disaster’ fears

PIG farmers have warned the Nitrates Directive will drive them out of business, without compensation. But Environment Department officials say they had no contact from the pig industry in four years of consultations on nitrates regulations which they hope to finalise with the European Commission this week.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2005

IRELAND’S version of the Nitrates Directive will probably be the last straw for some older farmers who decide it’s not worth their while to make the investment required and continue a restricted version of farming, under the eyes of yet another layer of farm inspectors.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2005

Nitrates Directive sparks fury

Stephen Cadogan

Thu, 21 Apr, 2005

Dillon warns Government not to budge on nitrates

THE IFA president, Mr John Dillon, has told Ministers Dick Roche and Mary Coughlan that the Government must not give even an inch on the Irish Nitrates Action Programme, which was formally submitted to the Commission last October, and which the Commission has rejected.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2005

EU wants action on pig-rearing, Derrybrien and Nitrates Directive

THE European Commission has further pursued Ireland in eight environment law cases, including the Nitrates Directive.

Thu, 20 Jan, 2005

N derogation bid in trouble

Stephen Cadogan

Thu, 13 Jan, 2005

Commitment but lots to do

FINANCE Minister Brian Cowen made a welcome commitment last week in his Budget speech to “build up the viability and capacity of the farming sector to cope with the major challenges ahead.”

Thu, 09 Dec, 2004

Four in ten ignorant of supply costs

David Storey says Glanbia’s survey of milk producers has revealed worrying management oversights.

Thu, 04 Nov, 2004

Mary Coughlan's perspective

CHRISTENED as the Minister for Caring and Sharing during her time in charge of Social and Family Affairs, Mary Coughlan moves from looking after the have-nots in Irish society to Agriculture, another sector the Celtic Tiger left behind.

Thu, 07 Oct, 2004

Uncovering secrets of soil

WELL informed farmers made a beeline for the Greenplan Limited stand when they arrived at the Ploughing Championships over the past two days.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004

August deadline for EU nitrates programme

INTERESTED parties have until Tuesday, August 3, to respond in writing to the latest draft of a nitrates action programme due to be submitted to the European Commission.

Thu, 15 Jul, 2004

Dillon spells out derogation danger

THE derogation approach to the Nitrates Directive is totally inappropriate, the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Environment was told this week by IFA President John Dillon.

Thu, 17 Jun, 2004

Cullen: Nitrates Directive proposal not final

The Minister for the Environment has told the IFA that a draft proposal on the Nitrates Directive that had been leaked to the association is not the Government’s final position on the matter.

Fri, 04 Jun, 2004