Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Documents/reports/working studies which outline the number of farms that will be directly affected by the reduction in the nitrates derogation from 250kg of organic nitrogen per hectare to 220kg of organic nitrogen per hectare. Also any documents/reports/working studies which would indicate the number of dairy farms that are affected by the reduction in organic nitrogen stocking rate from 250kg of organic nitrogen per hectare to 220kg of organic nitrogen per hectare. Documents/reports/ working studies which indicate the total number of bovines that could be lost from the national herd if all farms were unable to reduce their organic stocking rate from 250kg of organic nitrogen per hectare to 220kg of organic nitrogen per hectare.