- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
So, cost of living crisis, food and fuel shooting up in price. Let's bring in regulations that are going to cost a lot to implement, then give grants towards the costs of complying with those regulations, which will also reduce output of food in the UK, so we will have to import more food, while the pound is losing value and we are already running a deficit. Nice one Welsh Labour, well thought through.From the NFU Cymru (& I stress the latter word), NVZ briefing document that has just landed in my inbox
Implementation of the 170kg/ha annual holding nitrogen limit has been delayed from 1 January 2023 to April 2023.
• There will be a consultation this autumn on a licensing scheme whereby any farm business can apply for a licence for a higher annual holding nitrogen limit of 250kg/ha. Welsh Government will consult on proposals for such a scheme to be operational until 2025.
• Welsh Government will undertake a further specific Regulatory Impact Assessment to consider the economic and environmental impacts of the 170kg/ha annual holding nitrogen limit.
• £20m of extra funding will be made available to support compliance with the regulations.
• Welsh Government will accelerate their work to encourage potential alternative technological solutions using the Regulation 45 mechanism.