Ban on ploughing needs to be reviewed

GALWAY IFA Environment and Rural Affairs Spokesperson Henry Walsh said the new condition under the Nitrates Derogation that grassland cannot be ploughed after May 31 is an ill-thought out move that has been poorly communicated and needs to be reviewed.

“The 2022 Nitrates Derogation states that farmers who wish to plough grassland can only do so between March 1 and May 31,” said Mr Walsh.

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