Ireland to seek ‘further flexibility’ on Nitrates Derogation water quality results
Reducing the number of cows on smaller farms could make them unviable. Photo: Gerry Mooney
Margaret Donnelly
Ireland is looking for “further flexibility” around how long it has to show improvements to water quality under the Nitrates Derogation, but the Minister for Agriculture has warned there is “no guarantee” anything changes.
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