Nitrates Derogation needs to be workable and fair
Denis Drennan of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association has warned that the conditions attached to Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation are “unworkable”. Drennan, the association’s deputy president, called on Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, to intervene. He wants McConalogue to insist on the level of practicality required to achieve the overall aims and support the more than 6 000 family farms making use of the derogation. The Nitrates Derogation allows…