Crop nutrients play a vital part in feeding a growing world and underpinning the quality of food and livestock feed. Nutrients can be supplied from organic manures and slurry, other suitable recycled materials or as manufactured fertilisers.
However, whatever nutrient resource is used, it is important to apply the right amount accurately to optimise production, while protecting the environment from excess nutrient and – nowadays – staying within the stringent regulations that apply to some forms of plant nutrient. Faced with the challenges of the Water Framework Directive, Nitrate Vulnerable Zones etc it is little wonder that farmers across Britain are turning increasingly to nutrient planning and to qualified advisers to increase their nutrient efficiency, to get advice on how to keep their soils fertile and to get the latest knowledge on regulations and environmental safeguards that apply to their land.
In this section you can find advice on all aspects of nutrient management. Browse the menu on the left or access the different topics via the links in the text above.
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