Some farmers have been up all night trying to get slurry spread before the October 15th deadline but, despite their best efforts, were unable to do so due to bad weather, flooding and wet ground.That’s according to Sligo/Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon who says there is now a special telephone number and email address for farmers who are facing problems because of their inability to spread slurry.
The telephone number is 053 916 3444 while the email address is nitrates@agriculture.gov.ie\r\n\r\nDeputy Scanlon says some farmers are facing animal welfare issues because of slurry still held in tanks
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