Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Elaine McGoff:
Yes. That is a problem. There should be honesty. The table I presented should be given to all advisers and to farmers. It is complicated enough, but when you understand it, it is a simple message. I do not think that message is getting out there. I hear many people talk about low-emission slurry spreading and protected urea as just a catch-all that is good for water quality, but it is not. There is a certain lack of expressing that message to farmers. That message is not getting across. That is my perception, at least.