Rural Environment & Sustainability - Nitrates
- Foilsithe: 23 Samhain 2020
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 23 Nollaig 2025
- Farmers Information and Supports
- Organic Nutrient Movements
- Dairy Banding
- Nitrates Derogation
- Maximum Nitrates Derogation Stocking Rate Limits Map 2025
- Nitrates Information
- Nitrates Records
- Nitrates Action Programme - Consultation Paper
- Legislation
- Air Quality
- Contact Us
Farmers Information and Supports
Organic Nutrient Movements
Watch this video on how to create and verify a nitrates export on our online Slurry Movement System
Dairy Banding
Nitrates Derogation
2025
- Nitrates Derogation Terms & Conditions 2025
- Nitrates Derogation Statistics 2019 to 2022
- Nitrates Derogation User Guide for Agents
- DAFM Training Requirements for New and Existing Nitrates Derogation Applicants 2022
- Nitrates Division Circular 01 of 2021 - Grassland Management Measure of Nitrates Derogation
- Nitrates Derogation Training Requirements 2021
Maximum Nitrates Derogation Stocking Rate Limits Map 2025
A Pdf and Interactive Map can be accessed and viewed below.
DAFM will be contacting potential Nitrates Derogation applicants directly, where their land area’s maximum stocking rate will change to 220kg livestock manure nitrogen per hectare from the 1st of December 2025.
An Interactive Version of this Map can be viewed by downloading the spatial data from https://opendata.agriculture.gov.ie/dataset/dafm-national-maximum-nitrates-derogation-stocking-rate-limits-map-for-2025
This Data can be viewed through https://www.geohive.ie/
Further instructions on how to view this as an interactive map is provided in the Implementation Map User Manual.
Maximum Nitrates Derogation Stocking Rate Limits Map for 2025 User Manual
Nitrates Information
Under the Nitrates Regulations (S.I. 113 of 2022) farmers must not apply more than 170kgs of nitrogen from livestock manure per hectare per year. Compliance with the Nitrates Regulations is one of the Statutory Management Requirements under the Single Payment Scheme.
- S.I. No. 588/2025 - European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2025
- S.I. No. 42 of 2025- European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
- S.I. No. 62 of 2023- European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
- S.I. No. 113 of 2022 European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2022
- S.I. No. 393 of 2022- European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
- S.I. No. 716 of 2022- European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2022
- Further Information on the Nitrates Action programme 2022 – 2025
- Your questions answered on nitrates requirements for a georeferenced or LPIS parcel on soil sample reports
- Your questions answered on Nitrates Clover Requirements for Grass Reseeds
- Nitrates Information Leaflet
- Nitrates Explanatory Handbook
- Your questions answered on Green Cover Tillage Measure in SI 113 of 2022 and SI 393 of 2022
- Nitrates Division Circular 02 of 2021; Implementation of Liming Programme
- Your questions answered on Measures in SI 605/2017 and 529 of 2020
- Water and Air Quality Division Circular No. 01/2024 for FAS Advisors on Soil P Build Up
- Soil Testing Laboratories - DAFM Procedures re acceptance of soil testing results
Nitrates Records
Nitrates Action Programme - Consultation Paper
Legislation
- S.I. 716/2022 - European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
- S.I. 62/2023- European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
- S.I. No. 393/2022 – European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2022
- S.I. No. 113/2022 - European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2022 (irishstatutebook.ie)
Air Quality
Reminder of the restriction on the use of unprotected urea in solid form with effect from 15 September 2025
Contact Us
Nitrates Section
- Seoladh:
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wexford., Y35 PN52
- Ríomhphost:
- Teileafón:
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+353 (0) 53 916 3425