The minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, Lesley Griffiths, has announced that the implementation of the 170kg nitrogen per hectare whole farm limit will be further extended from 30 April to 31 October 2023.
Regulation 4 of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021, which sets an annual whole farm nitrogen limit from organic manure of 170kg per hectare, was initially delayed from 1 January to allow the Welsh Government time to consult on proposals for a licensing scheme to increase that limit.
The Welsh Government has decided to delay the implementation of the nitrogen limit to allow more time to consider responses to a government consultation on managing the application of livestock manures sustainably, and to give farmers more time once the outcome is announced.