S.L. 549.66 Art. 12Farm management records.

(1) Farmers shall keep adequate and updated farm management records, and shall make them readily available for inspection to the Department upon request.

(2) Farm management records shall include the following information, as applicable:

(a) the farmer for the calendar year in question;

(b) the total agricultural area including the size and location of each field;

(c) the cropping regimes and their individual areas;

(d) the number of livestock kept on the holding, their species and type, and the length of time for which they were kept on the holding;

(e) the capacity of livestock manure storage, and where applicable the details of rented storage, livestock manure production, manure separation, the details of any rental or contractual agreement;

(f) the quantity of each type of fertiliser moved on or off the holding, the amount of each type of fertiliser applied, the nutrient content of the inorganic fertiliser, the location used;

(g) the date of movement of organic fertiliser, the name and address of the consignee, the consignor and any third party transporter of the manure.

(3) Farm management records for a particular year shall be completed by the 30th October of the following year and shall be retained on the holding for a minimum period of five years.