Press release
N & P Statements for 2018 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 End of Year Nitrogen and Phosphorus statements (N&P Statements) for January to December 2018 are now available on the department’s online system www.agfood.ie. These figures will not have taken into consideration any documentation submitted to the department by 31 December 2018.
These statements are particularly useful to allow farmers to plan for the coming year and to ensure compliance with the limits of the Nitrates Regulations, thus avoiding penalties for breaching the limits of 170 kgs of Nitrogen per hectare or the limit for those who hold an approved derogation is 250 kgs of Nitrogen per hectare .
Farmers who exceeded the limits or came close to the limits in 2018 should consider applying for a derogation in 2019 which caters for farming to apply livestock manure on a holding (including by the animals themselves) above 170kg N/ha/year up to 250kg N/ha/year. The 2019 Derogation Application is open and the closing date is 31 March 2019.
Farmers not already registered for agfood.ie can do so by logging on to www.agfood.ie and clicking the 'Register' button.
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