Farmers availing of sought-after extension to derogation will have to observe wider environmental standards - Jessika Roswall ...

The Commission will need to reach its environmental targets by working with farmers, not by driving them off the land, writes ...

Environment commissioner Jessika Roswall is in Ireland this Friday to discuss the renewal of the nitrates derogation.

Chris Elliott and Brian Green challenge the FSA’s stance on nitrites in processed meat, accusing it of ignoring key evidence ...

Around 1,500 people attended a meeting in Cork last night to address farmers' concerns over the renewal of Ireland's nitrates ...

Farmers in Ireland are "doing a lot", but "more needs to be done", the European Commissioner for the Environment has said, as Ireland's four-year derogation from the Nitrates Directive is due to ...

A single atom of silver working in synergy with carbon and nitrogen atoms can efficiently convert polluting nitrogenous waste ...

The FSA responds to expert criticism of its nitrites in processed meat review, saying the findings reflect current scientific ...

The Irish Farmers’ Association has welcomed proposals to remove shallow cultivation from the draft version of Ireland’s sixth Nitrates Action Plan.

Nitrogen metabolism of gut bacteria can provide health benefits. Specifically, gut microbes metabolize dietary nitrates and ...

Food Standards Agency bosses have insisted there is “no evidence” removing nitrates from processed meat reduces the risk of ...