Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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There are about 118,000 farmers who operate and try to make a living at 170 kg/ha nitrates. There are probably 12,000 farmers over that. What is the rationale behind that?