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Roadmap to Improving Farm Efficiency and Profitability Setting the Scene Brian Ervine, Environmental Policy, DARD
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Roadmap to Improving Farm Efficiency & Profitability Focus Issues Biodiversity Phosphorus Surplus Agri Land Mgt Strategy GHG Mit and Adapt - Nitrous Oxide – Methane Ammonia -Animal Housing -Slurry storage -Slurry spreading Habitats Dir Water Quality -NAP -WFD
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Water Quality ↔ Nutrient Management Nutrients – in manures and chemical fertilisers Nitrogen and Phosphorus – impact on water quality Enrichment of rivers and lakes primarily by Phosphorus is the widespread problem
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Water Quality ↔ Nutrient Management Efficient use of Nutrients: - lowers nutrient surplus -reduces pressures on water quality Other Agricultural Pressures on Water: -Point Source Pollution from farmyards -Sedimentation -Pesticides in some catchments
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Water Quality : EU Directives Nitrates Directive - Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) and Phosphorus Regulations -Reviewed every 4 years -Current NAP 2015 – 2018 -Applies to all farms in NI
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Water Quality : EU Directives Water Framework Directive - River Basin Management Plans -2 nd Cycle 2015 - 2021 -NAP and Phosphorus Regulations are the basic Agricultural measure for WFD
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Water Framework Directive Obective : “Good” Ecological status for all water bodies by 2015 Water Bodies Failing WFD Good Status Country% NI62 ROI *48 Scotland38 Wales50 England78 EU Average47 * Rivers only
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How does the EC see us? Nutrient enrichment – widespread problem in NI Acknowledges good progress since NAP in 2007 Concern that intensification could cause a reverse Short of meeting WFD objectives More regulation? Tools and levers
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Phosphorus Use – Chemical Fertiliser YearKg/P/ha 20092.5 20103.9 20113.0 20123.3 20134.8 20144.1
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Incident Source 2014* * Source NIEA - data is in draft form
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Incident source 2009 – 14* * Source NIEA - data is in draft form
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Water Quality – Monitoring and Reporting Data reported to EU Commission annually NAP and WFD - review cycles Previous reviews - positive trends → stable or improving water quality → reducing nutrient surplus However, decline in Water Quality → Risk
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Water Quality – the way forward Acknowledge problems → take action Government and Industry → partnership approach Voluntary action preferable to Regulation Roadmap for farm efficiency and profitability
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