Complete loss of derogation could 'reduce dairy income by up to €23,000' a year, IFA warns
Faced with the challenges that come with having to comply with new nitrates rules by the end of this year, farmers are already fearing a loss of the derogation altogether post-2025.
Ireland's largest farm organisation has warned that a complete loss of Ireland's nitrates derogation would have "massive ramifications" for the agriculture sector.
The Irish Farmers' Association has said that its analysis estimates that this year's reduction to the maximum stocking rate from 250kg of organic nitrogen to 220kg "will have a cumulative sector cost of up to €60m per annum".
