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)

Noeleen McDonald and Sara Vero, Agricultural Catchments Program, applying slurry treatments in Timoleague as part of ongoing plot studies across multiple catchments.

Please select a catchment from the map below: