Press release
N & P Statements for January to December 2022 now available
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 announced that Cattle Only Nitrogen and Phosphorus statements (N&P Statements) for the period 1 January to 31 December 2022 (cattle only) are now available on the department’s online system www.agfood.ie.
Farmers are also reminded that Nitrates Derogation 2023 is open for applications. The closing date for applications is 31 March 2023. Farmers who applied for a derogation in 2022 are also reminded they must submit Fertiliser Accounts for 2022 by the closing date 31 March 2023.
The Nitrates Derogation provides farmers with an opportunity to farm at higher stocking rates, subject to certain conditions designed to protect the environment and meet the requirements of the Nitrates Directive.
N & P 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.
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 applicants) include:
Further information on Nitrates and Nitrates Derogation 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