Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Martin BrowneMartin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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Our guests have also talked about more education for farmers on slurry management rather than investing in and purchasing slurry spreading machinery. The conditions on 40% of Irish farms are not suitable for spreading slurry using the dribble bar and trailing shoe system. Could it reduce blockages and save money?