BEAM farms must cut nitrogen rolling average

You have nearly 12 months to comply with BEAM rules

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The BEAM cattle nitrogen target is a rolling figure, the 5% reduction does not need to be met by July 1, 2020, but can be averaged out over the following 12 months, advises Teagasc.

According to Patricia Lynch, drystock adviser, Teagasc, Westport, Co Mayo: “The most common issue we see raised is by the farmer who was more lowly stocked during the 2018/2019 reference period and has significantly increased stock levels for 2020, thus the reduction necessary will be substantially greater than the 5%.”