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What is the compliance rate of farmers who are required to meet the 190 kgN/ha/yr synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • What is the compliance rate of farmers who are required to meet the 190 kgN/ha/yr synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

Answer

I am advised that in 2025, 61% of dairy farms (nearly 6,000 farms in all) submitted reports on their use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser as required by Clause 36 of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020.