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A reminder of the stubble cultivation rules for 2023
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage farmers are required to cultivate stubbles after harvest to create a green cover and take up nitrates from the soil.
A reminder of the stubble cultivation rules for 2023
Adhering to new soiled water storage requirements
31 May 2023 Nitrates
Adhering to new soiled water storage requirements
The new rules were introduced in March 2022 but change on a yearly basis, with tighter restrictions coming in to effect.
Nitrates: where are we now?
31 May 2023 Nitrates
Nitrates: where are we now?
Aidan Brennan gives an update some of the key changes in the latest Nitrates Action Programme and how they impact on dairy farmers.
Nitrates action programme concerns all farmers
When we talk about nitrates, many farmers often think it refers to highly stocked farms and the nitrates derogation, but it has a much wider brief that affects all farmers.
31 May 2023 Nitrates
Important year for nitrates action programme
Ireland’s nitrates action programme runs until 2025 and an interim review taking place in 2023 could have a big bearing on what the programme will look like thereafter.
31 May 2023 Nitrates