N & P Statements for January to July 2022 now available
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced that Cattle Only Nitrogen and Phosphorus statements (N&P Statements) for the period 1 January to 31 July 2022 (cattle only) are now available on the department’s online system www.agfood.ie.
These statements are useful to allow farmers to plan for the coming year and to ensure compliance with the limits of the Nitrates Regulations, thus avoiding penalties for breaching the limits of 170 kgs of Nitrogen per hectare or the limit for those who hold an approved derogation is 250 kgs of Nitrogen per hectare. Effective from 9 March 2022, the maximum stocking rate permitted for commonage is 50kg N/ha with no chemical nitrogen permitted.
Measures all farmers can take to avoid exceeding the nitrates limits of 170 kg/ha (or 250 kg/ha for derogation holders) include:
Farmers not already registered for agfood.ie can do so by logging onto www.agfood.ie and clicking the 'Register' button. More information is available on the department’s website at the following link: https://www.gov.ie/en/service/department-of-agriculture-and-foods-online-services/#agfood.ie.
Further information on Nitrates and a demonstration video on how to use the online slurry movements system is available here: gov.ie - Rural Environment and Sustainability - Nitrates (www.gov.ie).