New Nitrates Action Plan proposes to drop shallow cultivation for tillage farms
IFA grain chair Kieran McEvoy said the proposals for restricting the timing of organic manures in the autumn period were 'totally impractical' and could have caused several negative unintended consequences for tillage and livestock farmers.
The Irish Farmers’ Association has welcomed proposals to remove shallow cultivation from the draft version of Ireland’s sixth Nitrates Action Plan.
IFA grain chair Kieran McEvoy said: “Since 2022, the mandatory requirement to cultivate at least 75% of stubble ground left over winter has placed a burden of significant costs for fuel, labour and machinery. Small farmers without access to appropriate stubble cultivation equipment are particularly affected."
