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Renewed confidence in soil analysis

3 March 2010

New laboratory collaboration provides evidence that farmers can have full confidence in soil analysis results

Tried & Tested at the NFU Conference

17 February 2010

Tried & Tested will be represented next week at the NFU Conference at Hilton Birmingham Metropole 23-24 February

Are you recording?

9 February 2010

Farmers in NVZs are required to keep a record of all N applications to land as well as the livestock numbers kept on the farm. Get recording with the new Tried & Tested record keeping tool!

NVZ grassland derogation 2010

28 January 2010

Farmers of grazing livestock are now able to apply for a derogation to spread up to 250kg of livestock manure nitrogen per hectare per year

Have you calibrated your fertiliser spreader?

27 January 2010

Tips on how to calibrate fertiliser spreaders/sprayers in time for spring

Workshops and events across England and Wales

27 January 2010

View a list of nutrient management workshops and events currently running in England and Wales

Record sheet pads now in stock

26 January 2010

With the new farm and field record sheets pads it is now even easier to do your nutrient management planning.

New Case Studies!

21 December 2009

The Tried & Tested Team have uploaded some new case studies

New British Potato Council Fertiliser Guide

14 December 2009

Highlighting Potential Savings and help interpreting the some of the information from RB209.

NVZ Appeals

16 November 2009

Farmers have been challenging NVZ designations

Nutrient management advice for farmers

Tried & Tested tools were a hit at the Dairy Event & Livestock Show

One year down the Road

Milk Road Map Report (August 2009)

Tried & Tested at the Dairy Event & Livestock Show

Free nutrient management planning tool for dairy and livestock farmers

NVZ update

Support and advice for farmers

Coming soon - workshops for farmers

Nutrient management planning workshops for farmers

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RDPE Guidance for the Livestock Sector

Guidance on RDPE priorities and funding opportunities including nutrient management

Fertiliser survey points to continued decline in P and K usage

The newly published Annual Survey of Fertiliser Practice 2008 highlights a continuing decline in the use of phosphate and potash.

Electronic aid to improve nutrient use efficiencies

Electronic versions of farm and field record sheets now available

South West Agricultural Resource Management (SWARM)

Managaing resources efficiently in the South West

Farm Resource Efficiency Programme (Yorkshire and Humber)

FREP grant programme for farmers and growers

Farming Futures - nutrient management

Reducing agriculture's contribution to climate change

Livestock North West

RDPE Northwest Livestock Programme

Events

For the opportunity to ask any questions about Tried and Tested or to pick up a hard copy

Press release

Farmers urged to use the new tried & tested nutrient management plan.

Questions and Answers

All your nutrient management queries answered in one document.

List of laboratories - Professional Agricultural Analysis Group (PAAG)

Download contact details for laboratories which can help with soil sampling and analysis.