Support and advice

Questions & Answers

Support for NVZ Guidance

The Environment Agency are offering farmers advice and support on NVZs including nutrient management in a number of ways:

Technical helpline - source of confidential help so the service has been extended until 31 March 2010. Call the helpline on 0845 345 1302 (Monday - Friday, 8-6pm).

Events and workshops - the Agency are currently running events/workshops across England and Wales. Click here for more details or call 08708 506506.

Soil sampling and analysis

Click here for a list of commercial and research laboratories in the Professional Agricultural Analysis Group, established in 2009.

About nutrients

Click here to find out more about nutrients, ions and declarations

Resources for farm advisers

An introduction to nutrient management presentation

Single PowerPoint Slide about Tried and Tested

Spreader testing service for farmers

SCS Spreader and Spraying Testing Limited

Publications

A list of useful documents can be found on this site here

For specific guidance in Northern Ireland

Department of the Environment: www.ehsni.gov.uk
DARD: www.dardni.gov.uk
Guidance Booklet For Northern Ireland Farmers on the Requirements of the Nitrates Action Programme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2006 and the Phosphorus (Use in Agriculture) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2006

For specific guidance in Scotland

The Scottish Government Publications
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Agriculture/Environment/NVZintro/NVZguidance

For specific guidance in Wales

Welsh Assembly Government
http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/epq/