An Taisce's legal action over Ireland's Nitrates Action Programme is not a veiled attempt to challenge the very existence of the Nitrates derogation rather than specific inadequacies of the programme, Justice Richard Humphreys ruled in a procedural judgement on the case.
Derogation loss would cut margins €980/ha in high yielding herds - ICOS farmersjournal.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from farmersjournal.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A soil fertility crisis is “impending” on Irish farms as a result of declining phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) use in the form of NPK compound fertilisers, Teagasc has warned.