Agricultural Catchments Programme

Protecting and improving water quality and supporting the production of high-quality food are the twin aims of the Agricultural Catchments Programme.

The Agricultural Catchments Programme, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and run by Teagasc works with 300 farmers across six catchments to evaluate the environmental and economic effects of the NAP measures implemented under the Nitrates Directive.

The programme aims to maximize its effectiveness by encouraging farmer participation and disseminating information from the programme to a wide audience.

Draft ACP Phase 2 Report

The Phase 2 report of the Agricultural Catchments Programme (ACP) covers the second four year period of the programme from January 2012 to December 2015. The final report will be available here shortly.

Draft Agricultural Catchments Programme Phase 2 Report (9 MB)

Zero Grazing in Cregduff Catchment June 2015. Image Courtesy of Noel Meehan, ACP	Straw for Baling, Dunleer Catchment, August 2015. Image Courtesy of John Kennedy, ACP

Please select a catchment from the map below: