The deadline for the spreading of organic slurry is 15 October.

This means that all organic slurry must be spread on or before next Wednesday 14 October.

The closed period runs until 12 January 2016 for Zone A counties (Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Cork, Tipperary, Waterford, Laois, Offaly and Kildare), 15 January 2016 for Zone B counties (Longford, Westmeath, Meath, Louth, Roscommon, Mayo, Galway, Limerick, Clare, Kerry and Sligo) and 31 January for Zone c counties (Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan and Leitrim).

The deadline for spreading farmyard manure (FYM) is 1 November, meaning all FYM must be spread on or before 31 October.