Regional crackdown on nitrogen usage looms
Counties that have seen the greatest level of dairy intensification will face tougher nitrates rules in the coming years, a Department of Agriculture official has warned. Senior Department inspector Jack Nolan said dairy expansion in counties Cork, Tipperary, and Kilkenny has had an impact on water quality. “People might say that 20 years ago we had the same number of stock, and we did, but they weren’t all localised, or in the Golden Vale, or the southeast of the country,” Nolan told a Fertilizer Association of Ireland webinar on Tuesday. “And when we take actions in the future ...