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‘No possibility’ of amending derogation decision 2023-11-15
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‘No possibility’ of amending derogation decision 2023-11-15
The minister told the commission that the timeline for the derogation cut was "difficult to explain from a scientific point of view".
Preparing to secure a nitrates derogation beyond 2025 is the "clear focus" of the DAFM, chief inspector at the DAFM, Bill Callanan has said.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that 92% of dairy farmers declared a nitrates excretion rate for this year.
The government-appointed Nitrates Expert Group (NEG) believes that the tillage sector "needs to more to protect water quality".