The options available to farmers impacted by the nitrates derogation reduction

With the recent announcement to the changes in the upper derogation limit from 250 to 220kg of organic nitrogen per hectare, this week's Dairy Edge podcast focuses on the options available to farmers impacted.

Eddie Burgess, Catchment Specialist from the Agricultural Catchments Programme, gives the background and sequence of events that led to the decision being made, while Joe Patton, Teagasc’s Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer, discusses the options available to affected farmers.

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