Press release
Reminder of deadlines for Dairy Banding and Nitrates Derogation 2023
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Last updated on
Farmers are reminded that the extended closing dates are approaching for confirmation of their 2023 Dairy Band and/or application for a 2023 Nitrates Derogation.
The extended deadline for:
The N banding portal on the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) website is open to all dairy farmers. Provided the farmer has given permission for their co-op to share their milk purchaser data with ICBF, they can identify and confirm their associated dairy band for 2023 quickly and easily. So far almost 12,000 farmers have availed of the ICBF portal to confirm their band. Almost three quarters of these farmers are in the middle band resulting in a marginal increase in their cow’s nutrient excretion rate compared to last year.
For the small cohort of farmers who have not consented to their data being shared with ICBF, they are reminded to complete and submit the paper form along with copies of their milk statements, which must be sent to the department to calculate and confirm their dairy cow excretion rate band. This form is available to download from the department’s website: Rural Environment & Sustainability - Nitrates.
Farmers who applied for a Nitrates Derogation in 2022 are also reminded that they must submit 2022 Fertiliser Accounts by the revised closing date of 14 April 2023.