Minister for Agriculture confirms banding options for dairy farmers in Ireland

Published Feb 22, 2023

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Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced the nitrates banding options for dairy farmers for 2023, with the option to confirm their choice and associated band through the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) website. The banding system, intended to reflect scientific research on nutrient excretion, will assign each dairy herd to one of three bands based on average annual milk yield per cow. A small number of farmers who have not consented to their data sharing may need to provide additional information. The minister has encouraged all dairy farmers to use the ICBF portal to confirm their 2023 banding category to comply with the Nitrates Regulations and help maintain Ireland's Nitrates Derogation.

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has today (Wednesday, February 22) confirmed the nitrates banding options that will be available to dairy farmers this year. It comes as all dairy farmers can now use the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) website to confirm which option they wish to select for 2023 along with their associated band. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said that farmers should submit information to confirm the 2023 excretion rate band for their herd by March 16, 2023. DAFM noted that a “small number” of dairy farmers have not consented to their milk purchaser sharing their data with ICBF. These farmers will have to ask their milk purchaser to complete a statement and provide supporting information to the department so their herd excretion rate band can be determined. Advertisement Banding Up until the end of 2022, all dairy cows in the country were considered equal in producing 89kg of livestock manure ...

Source: AgriLand