The Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers and their advisers of the requirements to declare organic nutrient movements within their own farm online for 2026.
Movements must be recorded via the MyAgfood.ie platform or on the Department’s organic movement app by 31 December 2026.
This requirement only applies to dairy farmers in two different situations for nitrates measures:
Recording the movement
Farmers must record the following three pieces of information for an internal movement:
When declaring the movement, the LPIS parcel(s) and their associated townland(s) declared on the farmer’s 2026 BISS will be available to select.
The deadline for declaring an internal organic nutrient movement made in 2026 is Thursday 31 December 2026.
From Friday 1 January 2027, internal organic nutrient movements to lands within the farm holding but not declared on the milking platform must be declared to the Department within four days of the movement taking place online at MyAgFood.ie or on the Department’s organic movement app.
Information on declaring an organic nutrient movement within your farm and step-by-step guides for declaring such a movement can be found on MyAgFood.ie, via the Organic Nutrient Movement App and are also available on www.gov.ie/nitrates.
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