After the dry and largely settled winter, slurry spreading is set to resume after the closed period next week.

For counties in Zone A (Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow), the closed period finishes on 12 January. This means from 13 January the spreading of organic slurry and chemical fertiliser can take place in these counties.

For counties in Zone B (Clare, Galway, Kerry, Limerick, Louth, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath) the closed period runs until 15 January. This means from 16 January the spreading of organic slurry and chemical fertiliser can take place.

For the remaining counties – Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim and Monaghan (Zone C) – spreading can take place as and from 1 February. In Northern Ireland, all farmers can spread from 1 February.

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