slurry spreading period
Minister Martin Heydon has promised to continue monitoring the current situation in respect to fertiliser and slurry spreading dates.
Agri Politics
Aindrias Moynihan, Cork North-West Fianna Fáil TD, told Agriland that Ireland hasn’t seen the biggest pressure on fertiliser “yet”.
Environment
The EPA has said that their new findings "will be disappointing for many" given the work being undertaken by farmers.
Agri-Business
The department has said its staff are available at Ploughing 2026 to assist farmers in making fertiliser stock declarations.
Dairy
The last day farmers can spread chemical fertiliser is coming up on Monday, September 14, so what should farmers do between now and then?
Farmers and agri-food producers should be provided with "appropriate financial support" if they are impacted by CBAM costs.
An Irish MEP has warned that the European Parliament may move to scrap a proposed key safeguard for farmers under the CBAM.
Fertiliser
It must be ensured that new fertiliser supports do not "discriminate against smaller farmers", the ICSA has said.
The window for fertiliser users, including farmers, to declare their closing stocks for the last year will open from next week.
Farmers with slurry in their tanks are being urged not to delay spreading, provided ground conditions are right.
Farmers face another squeeze on input costs, with fertiliser prices expected to remain about 30% above 2025 levels this year.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is proposing to use leftover funds from the Fuel Income Support Scheme for fertiliser supports.
Slurry
Minister Martin Heydon has warned that changing the deadline for spreading slurry and fertiliser would be a 'big decision'.
Some one in four contactors have spread at least 100t less fertiliser so far this year, compared to the same period of 2025.
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With rain finally falling in parts of the east this week, farmers will be eager to get fertiliser out and get grass growing.
Pressure is mounting on Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to deliver a fertiliser support scheme "as soon as possible".
Minister Martin Heydon is being urged to immediately open the fertiliser support scheme to release EU and national funding to Irish farmers.
Minister Martin Heydon has been asked to "urgently review" the dates of the closed periods for slurry and fertiliser spreading.
Irish agriculture had a better year financially in 2025 - compared to 12 months earlier, according to new figures today (Friday, July 31).
The European Commission has today (Friday, July 31) adopted measures to help farmers with fertiliser costs.
Usage of ground limestone as fertiliser declined in 2025, according to data from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has not yet decided how to distribute Ireland's share of the EU fertiliser support package.
