The association fears the proposal may inflict substantial costs on farmers.
The ICMSA says elements of the Nitrates Regulations are “unnecessarily harsh”.
The regulations are aimed at safeguarding water quality, and include a ban on slurry spreading after 15 September, a ban on spreading soil water between 15th November and 15th January, a reduction in chemical N allowances and a proposed ‘banding’ of dairy cows.
The Irish Creamery Milk Supplies Association says these proposals have the potential to inflict substantial costs on farmers and will also mean that some farmers could be forced to destock.
The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack also fears the impact of additional beaurocracy on farm families.
Pat McCormack joined Clem Ryan on Wednesday's edition of Kildare Today:
ICMSA say Nitrates Regulations “miss the balance they have to hit and must be changed”https://t.co/AJ4FcBPGen pic.twitter.com/62rQBP00NG
— ICMSA (@icmsa) August 10, 2021
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