Cattle and sheep missing ear tags and animals not being tagged within 20 days of birth remains one of the top issues in cross-compliance inspections for farmers.
The total number of cross compliance inspections carried out in 2021 was 8,105, which was 264 more than the corresponding figure in 2020 (7,841), the Department of Agriculture told the Irish Farmers Journal.
The 2021 figures show that common breaches under statutory management requirement (SMR) seven related to animals missing one or both ear tags and not notifying movements, births or deaths within seven days of the event.
Under SMR eight, sheep and goat identification and registration, breaches related to sheep not being tagged, no EID tags and failures to adequately maintain a flock register.
Under SMR one, the protection of water against pollution caused by nitrates, common breaches related to:
The inadequate collection of livestock manure, other organic fertilisers, soiled water, or silage effluent.Failure to minimise the generation of soiled water.Inadequate management of the storage facilities for livestock manure, other organic fertilisers, soiled water, or silage effluent.In relation to SMR 10, plant protection products (pesticides), common breaches last year were found in relation to:
Non-compliances relating to product registration.Non-compliances relating to failure to display a warning sign on a chemical store.Non-compliances relating to storage facilities.Non-compliances relating to failure to maintain adequate records.Of the breaches detected under Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC), common breaches related to:
The poaching of land – sacrifice paddocks and failing to regularly move supplementary feeding points.Damage/removal of landscape features and not removing noxious weeds.
Cattle and sheep missing ear tags and animals not being tagged within 20 days of birth remains one of the top issues in cross-compliance inspections for farmers.
The total number of cross compliance inspections carried out in 2021 was 8,105, which was 264 more than the corresponding figure in 2020 (7,841), the Department of Agriculture told the Irish Farmers Journal.
The 2021 figures show that common breaches under statutory management requirement (SMR) seven related to animals missing one or both ear tags and not notifying movements, births or deaths within seven days of the event.
Under SMR eight, sheep and goat identification and registration, breaches related to sheep not being tagged, no EID tags and failures to adequately maintain a flock register.
Under SMR one, the protection of water against pollution caused by nitrates, common breaches related to:
The inadequate collection of livestock manure, other organic fertilisers, soiled water, or silage effluent.Failure to minimise the generation of soiled water.Inadequate management of the storage facilities for livestock manure, other organic fertilisers, soiled water, or silage effluent.In relation to SMR 10, plant protection products (pesticides), common breaches last year were found in relation to:
Non-compliances relating to product registration.Non-compliances relating to failure to display a warning sign on a chemical store.Non-compliances relating to storage facilities.Non-compliances relating to failure to maintain adequate records.Of the breaches detected under Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC), common breaches related to:
The poaching of land – sacrifice paddocks and failing to regularly move supplementary feeding points.Damage/removal of landscape features and not removing noxious weeds. 
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