The Agriculture Minister says his door is always open to farming groups, who want to discuss issues affecting the industry. It follows a large picket outside the Department of Agriculture yesterday, where a meeting was scheduled to take place to discuss new nitrogen limits.
Four of the five farm groups invited to the meeting by the Minister to discuss the changes, boycotted it. They instead joined an IFA led protest outside 'Ag House'.
Minister Charlie McConalogue says he will continue to invite farming groups to discuss the matter.
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"My door is always open to all farm organisations, because it's important that we work together, particularly to maintain this derogation which is critically to our farming system," he said.
