One in four Clare farms failed environmental inspections last year.
New EPA figures shows the local authority inspected 221 farms in this county in 2025, with 25% failing initial inspections and 75% failing on follow-up visits.
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The Environmental Protection Agency says most failures were caused by uncontrolled run-off from farmyard manure, inadequate management of silage pits and slurry and effluent discharging to groundwater.
Clare IFA Chair Stephen Walsh says there are a number of proactive steps farmers can take.
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