Press release
Deadline to declare movements of organic manures
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that the deadline for all farmers, including Nitrates Derogation 2022 applicants, to declare movements of organic manure off their holding’s this year is 31 December 2022. All movements must be declared and verified online by this date.
The department has also announced that Cattle Only Nitrogen and Phosphorus statements (N&P Statements) for the period 1 January to 31 August 2022 (cattle only) are now available on the department’s online system www.agfood.ie.
These statements are particularly useful to allow farmers plan for the remainder of the year to ensure compliance with the limits set in the Nitrates Regulations, thus avoiding penalties for breaching the limits of 170kg of organic nitrogen per hectare or the limit of 250kg of organic nitrogen per hectare for those who hold an approved Nitrates Derogation. Effective from 11 March 2022 the maximum stocking rate permitted for commonage is 50kg organic nitrogen per hectare 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:
Further information on Nitrates and a demonstration video on how to use the online slurry movements system is available at the following link: Rural Environment & Sustainability - Nitrates.
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/#agfoodie