Farmers given extra week to submit their Nitrates Derogation application due to weather pressure

Farmers must submit 2023 Fertiliser Accounts by the revised closing date.

Niall Hurson

Farmers have been given one extra week to submit their Nitrates derogation application for 2024, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed.

Dairy farmers have also been given additional time to confirm their 2024 dairy excretion rate band.