Nitrates – A Farmer Discussion

Online Meeting and Q & A

On Thursday, 3rd December 2020, IFA held an online farmer discussion on nitrates and how the new statutory instrument and measures will affect farmers when they launch on the 1st January 2020 and how they best prepare for the changes.

Guest speakers were Jenny Deakin, Manager of the Catchment Science and Management Unit, EPA, Eddie Burgess Programme Manager of the Agricultural Catchments Programme and Bernard Harris, Nitrates Division, DAFM.

Videos of the talks and the presentations are available below.


Nitrates Discussion Videos

Agriculture and Water QualityMoving Forward
Jenny Deakin, EPA.
How Soil, Stocking Rate & the Weather Influence Quality
Edward Burgess, Teagasc.
Nitrates Action Programme and New Measures from 1st Jan 2020
Bernard Harris, Nitrates Division, DAFM

Presentations from the day

To view the full presentations from the speakers, click on the images below.

Agriculture and Water Quality: Moving Forward

Jenny Deakin

Manager of the Catchment Science and Management Unit, EPA

How Soil, Stocking Rate & the Weather Influence Quality

Edward Burgess

Programme Manager of the Agricultural Catchments Programme

Nitrates Action Programme and New Measures from 1st Jan 2020

Bernard Harris

Nitrates Division, DAFM


Maps of Watercourses for Bovine Exclusion

A number people had queries regarding maps to identify watercourses in Appendix 1 – Maps for definition of Watercourses for Bovine Exclusion.

Maps for the definition of Watercourses, which have to be fenced from bovines, can be found here.

There is no requirement to buy maps – viewing is available for free.

Guide to Using Maps Online

Click on Customise (blue button on the bottom right hand side of page)  and choose scale 1:5000

The Customise button will zoom in to the location and identify the farm as required by scrolling.

Or

Go to OSI online store, professional products, land and property, place map, customise. You can bring up a 1:5000 of a particular area by zooming in from a map of Ireland or putting in the address and doing a search.

You are only required to fence If there is a solid blue line on the map of your farm.