Waterford dairy farm uses targeted measures to protect water quality

A dairy farm in Carrigeen, Ring, Co. Waterford, in south-east Ireland, is demonstrating how targeted environmental actions, advisory support and investment can work together to protect water quality. The approach also helps enhance one of Ireland's most sensitive freshwater habitats, according to Irish farming news site Agriland.

The farm is operated by Michael Dower. It sits within the Licky catchment, a waterbody that supports habitat critical to an endangered species.

The available part of the article does not describe in detail which specific measures have been put in place on the farm, their scale or their results. It also does not name the endangered species concerned. What it does stress is that protecting water quality depends on several elements working in combination: environmental action aimed at particular locations, input from advisers, and financial investment on the farm.