Case Study: Nutrient Management Plan
Nutrient Management Planning and Soil Sampling
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS PROJECT AT A GLANCE
Reduction in purchased Artificial Nitrogen by circa. £11k
Significant improvement in Carbon Footprint in line with Milk Buyer target resulting in premium price for milk
SCENARIO
Large 1000 acre/500 cow dairy farm
Artificial Nitrogen applied year-on-year at the same application rates
Significant volumes of slurry applied via splash plate
No soil analyses present
No manure analyses present
METHODOLOGY
✔ Soil sampling of the whole farm was undertaken and soil analysed
✔ On-farm organics sampled and analysed
✔ Detailed Nutrient Management Plan produced
KEY FINDINGS
Significant over-application of artificial nitrogen was highlighted
Under application of potash on multi-cut silage fields highlighted
Targeted applications of FYM and Slurry to priority fields
Significant lime requirement highlighted
Splash plate replaced with dribble bar
KEY METRICS
MILK
PREMIUMS
INCREASE 2 EUROCENTS / KG
£11,000
SPEND SAVED
Project Team Leader
4R Reassurance General Manager
General Manager
Nigel has a farming background, agricultural degree and experience of managing large-scale recycling operations together with training that includes; NEBOSH, WAMITAB, FACTS and many practical safety courses Nigel is well placed to support farms with improving their Health and Safety performance.
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