N.Ireland
Farmers have spent the summer locked in a losing battle with scorching heat and drought but will nitrates rules also become an issue?
Environment
A total of 14.3% of England's surface waters are considered to be of "good ecological status", according to the Environment Agency.
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.
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...
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...
