40% Of Clare Farms Non-Compliant With Good Agricultural Practice Regulations In Last Year

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40% of tested Clare farms were non-compliant with Good Agricultural Practice regulations in the last year. 112 such inspections aimed at protecting water bodies have taken place in this county in the past twelve months, with 37 resulting in a minor non-compliance and 7 resulting in a significant breach. According to the EPA, the main issues identified in Clare included excessive slurry spreading, land poaching and seepage of silage effluent. Clare IFA Chair and Feakle farmer Stephen Walsh says farmers must control their controllables.