Online registration for fertiliser database a 'major issue for many farmers'

From September 1, anyone wishing to sell or purchase fertiliser, including lime, must be registered.

The database has been developed with the aim of recording fertiliser sales along the supply chain, and achieving better compliance with water quality and environmental ambitions.

The requirement for farmers to register online for the National Fertiliser Database is a "major issue for many", the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has said.

The association's vice-president John Joe Fitzgerald has hit out at "ever-increasing levels of red tape and bureaucracy" farmers are dealing with.