There is just days left for farmers and advisors approved to act on their behalf to declare closing stocks of fertiliser by the deadline of 15 October 2025. The date on which the closing fertiliser stocks are taken in Ireland is on 15 September 2025. It is a legal requirement, under SI 378 of 2023 to declare closing stocks. This includes farmers which have no fertiliser on hand and in such instances a ‘nil’ declaration must be submitted.
The declaration must be submitted via the new MyAgfood.ie portal or agfood.ie which remains available for a short period of time - i.e. no paper applications can be submitted.
Declaring closing stocks of fertiliser, including lime, is also vital for farmers who selected the eco scheme measure agricultural practice 3 (AP3), limiting chemical fertiliser. Farmers who do not complete a declaration will not have their payment processed until they submit closing stocks.
Completing the declaration
A declaration is relatively straightforward to complete as follows;
• Log on to your MyAgfood.ie or agfood account.
• Scroll down to national fertiliser database.
• Click on the three dots under the word ‘actions’ and ‘closing stocks’.
• On the next webpage tick the relevant box. If declaring no stocks a pop up box will appear to confirm.
• If declaring a closing stock then you will be brought through to a facility to select the fertiliser type and the volume of fertiliser on hand.
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