Slurry spreading deadline extended to October 15 for REPS farmers

THE slurry spreading deadline for farmers in the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) has been extended from August 31 to October 15 because of the wet weather.

Farmers in REPS 3 were required to have spread all the slurry produced during the winter housing period by August 31.

But Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith agreed to extend the spreading period as a temporary measure.