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Many nitrates measures 'cost effective' to roll out - Nuffield scholar - 15 January 2024
With the end of the closed period, farmers in Zone A will be permitted to spread slurry from tomorrow. But is now the right time?
In the past, farmers' fear of not growing enough grass outweighed any actions that benefitted water quality, according to Nuffield Scholar Aoife Feeney.
A total of 20,000 issues relating to water quality have been identified on Irish farms over the last five years according to Teagasc.