N.Ireland
NI Water urges farmers to protect water when spreading slurry
As the slurry season comes to an end, Northern Ireland (NI) Water is reminding farmers to protect watercourses when spreading...
Water Quality
N.Ireland
DAERA to host community meetings on Lough Neagh
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is set to host a series of meetings focused on the...
N.Ireland
NIGTA supports plans to improve water quality in NI
The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) has confirmed its commitment to work towards the securing of better water quality...
Environment
Agri pollution review must make regulations more workable for farmers - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has said that the review of the effectiveness of the Water Resources...
Agri-Business
Review claims ‘fundamental flaws’ in New Zealand water targets
Even if agriculture is stopped and all catchments returned to their natural state, up to 38% of rivers in New...
Agri-Business
Water quality: Minister Muir visits ASSAP farm in Monaghan
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir recently visited a farm in Co. Monaghan, which is...
Environment
EA report shows water companies continue to 'underperform'
The Environment Agency has said its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies shows...
N.Ireland
Muir launches £3m Peatland Challenge Fund competition
A new £3 million fund competition to help protect Northern Ireland’s peatlands has been launched by Minister of Agriculture, Environment...
Environment
£11.5m extra funding for 180 local projects across England
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced today (Wednesday, May 8) that £11.5 million in extra funding...
N.Ireland
Wildlife charity calls for ‘urgent action’ on NI water quality
Ulster Wildlife has called for “urgent action” after a new report stated that European targets for improving water quality in...
N.Ireland
NI water quality targets will not be met – report
European targets for improving water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes by 2027 will not be met, a new...
N.Ireland
Poor management of slurry a ‘significant threat’ to water quality – CAFRE
Slurry can be a “valuable source of nutrients” but poor management of slurry is a “significant threat” to water quality...
N.Ireland
Report: ‘High standard’ of drinking water quality in NI
The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) report for 2022 has once again found drinking water quality in Northern Ireland is of...
N.Ireland
Excess agri nutrients behind rise in blue-green algae in NI waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that excess nutrients from agricultural activities and wastewater pressures...
Environment
US EPA denies petitions to tighten ‘factory farm’ water quality rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US has denied two petitions from environmental groups which sought to tighten water...
N.Ireland
Conservation charity seeks to recruit agricultural advisors
The Rivers Trust, the charity in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Britain dedicated to the conservation and restoration of rivers and...
Dairy
First Milk under investigation for discharge into river in Wales
Following confirmation that discoloured discharge entered the Cleddau river from an effluent treatment plant at First Milk, an investigation by...
Environment
NZ farm orgs submit proposal on livestock access to waterbodies
Agricultural organisations in New Zealand have voiced their approach to managing the control of livestock away from waterbodies in a...
