Farmers Encouraged to Engage with Farming for Water EIP – IFA

IFA Dairy Chair Martin McElearney has encouraged farmers to get involved with the Farming for Water EIP.

“Improving water quality is critical to maintaining our nitrates derogation, this EIP can assist farmers to put more investments in place on our farms to protect water quality,” Martin McElearney said.

Launched in 2024, this EIP is worth €50m and aims to address water quality challenges while delivering additional environmental benefits.

By focusing on practical and scalable measures, the project seeks to improve water quality and promote sustainable agricultural practices on eligible farms.

“The funding is ring fenced to help farmers implement targeted actions on their farms which go beyond the current regulatory requirements,” he said.

“The first step is to get in touch with the ASSAP advisor in your co-op to see if the funding is applicable to your farm,” the IFA Dairy Chair said.

“Having personally engaged with the project myself I think it is an initiative that we can all get behind,” Martin McElearney concluded.