Cork farms worst-hit by nitrates limit cut
Aerial Photo of Massey Ferguson 390T Tractor and Abbey Tanker spreading manure slurry in a field. Picture: Ballygally View Images / iStock
In Co Cork, 434 holdings had a whole farm stocking rate greater than 220kg of N/ha in 2022, and have at least some land (according to their 2023 BISS application) affected by the reduced Nitrates Derogation stocking rate upper limit in 2024.
Nationally, 2,096 farmers are in this position, and are therefore likely to see their maximum organic nitrogen usage reduce from 250kg to 220kg of livestock manure nitrogen per hectare from next January.
