N & P Statements for January to September 2022 now available
Ó An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara
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Ó An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara
Foilsithe
An t-eolas is déanaí
Teanga: Níl leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil.
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 30 September 2022 (cattle only) are now available on the department’s online system www.agfood.ie.
Farmers are also reminded that the deadline to declare movements of organic manure off their holdings this year is 31 December 2022. All movements must be declared and verified online by this date. Record 4 Forms (Temporary Movement of animals) and Record 5 Forms (Short term Grazing Agreements) must also be submitted to Nitrates Section by 31 December 2022.
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. Effective from 9 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.