Wales NVZ?

[Wombat]

Farm pollution breaches trigger all-Wales NVZ decision - Farmers Weekly

Wales is to transition to a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) covering the whole of the country from 1 April. The Welsh government said it had given Welsh

www.fwi.co.uk

 

[neilo]

I’m not surprised tbh. The few have just dumped a load of extra paperwork on all of us.

 

[SilliamWhale]

There is a problem with this slurry. It's a big issue in my opinion

 

[neilo]

There is a problem with this slurry. It's a big issue in my opinion

The problem isn’t with the slurry, but with a minority of those applying it.

We’ll all have to buy crayons for colouring in risk maps now.

 

[M-J-G]

I thought when I was being convinced to leave the EU that one advantage was that there would be less restrictions and red tape?

 

[7610 super q]

I thought when I was being convinced to leave the EU that one advantage was that there would be less restrictions and red tape?

Yawn.

 

[7610 super q]

Surely the weather isn't helping ? 8 months of continuous rain seems to be the norm these days.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I am sure the governing classes want us to stop farming, first we have the transport regulations at the consultation stage, now this as well, I think they wont be happy until all the farm land in the UK is left to turn to scrub!

 

[ford4000]

What does this mean in practice for farms then?
I'm sure they'll stop discharging raw sewage into rivers too.....

 

[davidroberts30]

What does this mean in practice for farms then?
I'm sure they'll stop discharging raw sewage into rivers too.....

Well here its either roof all yard areas or go straw housing

 

[SilliamWhale]

The problem isn’t with the slurry, but with a minority of those applying it.

We’ll all have to buy crayons for colouring in risk maps now.

Well ok I agree with you. The outcome is still a problem though

 

[davidroberts30]

Written Statement: Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations (27 January 2021) | GOV.WALES

Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

gov.wales

 

[davidroberts30]

Any irish farmers care to tell us how much of a rubbish this is

 

[Wombat]

I’m not surprised tbh. The few have just dumped a load of extra paperwork on all of us.

Having been in one in England for 20yrs the paperwork is what it is really. Its all the manure heap siting and recording along with timings that add the limitations

 

[davidroberts30]

Having been in one in England for 20yrs the paperwork is what it is really. Its all the manure heap siting and recording along with timings that add the limitations

Do you have slurry or fym?

 

[Wombat]

Do you have slurry or fym?

FYM Its not too bad for us as the soils we have nomrally cannot travel in closed periods anyway

 

[davidroberts30]

FYM Its not too bad for us as the soils we have nomrally cannot travel in closed periods anyway

seems like fym can be spread anytime slurry needs 5 months storage...

 

[Wombat]

seems like fym can be spread anytime slurry needs 5 months storage...

Yup i think the slurry rules are similar here for UK

Storing organic manures in nitrate vulnerable zones

How to provide enough storage and keep storage records of organic manures in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).

www.gov.uk

 

[AlfM]

Been like it here for many years. If you can't store the slurry build a bigger store.

 

[ford4000]

seems like fym can be spread anytime slurry needs 5 months storage...

Looks like I'll be getting rid of the slurry then!