The government has recently released amendments to the intensive winter grazing rules (IWG) which form part of the NES-F 2020 after the consultation that took place on them last year. This consultation occurred because a number of concerns were raised on the practicality of implementing the original rules set out in the NES-F.
The parts of the legislation that remain the same and the parts that have been amended are discussed below. These will all come into effect in November 2022. So, they will be enforced NEXT winter (2023). What’s remained the same:
Amended IWG rules:
These amendments will mean that farmers that are winter grazing on rolling hill country will need to start thinking about applying for a consent as the majority of them will fall within the 10 degree slope threshold. The consent is a way of demonstrating that plans are in place to manage winter grazing and as the vast majority of farmers will already have good management practices in place, these just need to be articulated and further developed to ensure any impacts on the receiving environments are mitigated. Any questions or scenarios that you have please feel free to sing out.it.
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