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Facility to declare Fertiliser Closing stock now available online

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D has confirmed that the facility for declaring Closing Stock of fertiliser on the National Fertiliser Database is now available online and that Department staff will be available at the National Ploughing Championships to answer questions.

“I am really pleased with the exceptional level of engagement by the farming sector over the past two months in getting signed up on the National Fertiliser Database. Over 106,000 farmers have done so and I would strongly encourage those that have yet to do so to log on to agfood.ie and complete their registration and input their closing stock return.”.

From today, farmers and other Professional Fertiliser End Users can now declare closing stock of fertiliser held on their farms and premises. Such a declaration must also include those farms and premises that have no stock on hand.

Emphasising the importance of accurately declaring fertiliser closing stock, the Minister stated, “Now that the fertiliser spreading season has ended, it is timely that farmers and other Professional Fertiliser End Users provide a snapshot of the volume of fertilisers held on farms and premises around the country.”

The final date for submission of closing stock of fertiliser on farms and premises is 15 October 2023.

Declaration of closing stock is a straightforward process whereby farmers, or their agents, can log on to agfood.ie. In cases where there are no stocks of fertiliser on hand, it is simply a matter of ticking a box to declare a nil stock return. Where there is fertiliser present, the declaration should include the type of fertiliser being held and the quantities. The following link presents a short video explaining the process:

In order to assist those farmers and other Professional Fertiliser End Users who may have issues or concerns around registration and closing stock declarations on the National Fertiliser Database, the Department will have staff on hand at the National Ploughing Championships next week to provide advice and assistance.