What nutrients are in this fertiliser mix?
Autumn manure banned
- Thread starter l'ordinary bonville
- Start date
P, K, Mg I don’t know. My question is “is it allowed “ and if so why when you can’t do the same for fym? Is it purely the N issue?
- Location
- Mid Lincolnshire,UK
From the NFU - To notify the Environment Agency, farmers must send an email to [email protected] with ‘RPS 252’ in the subject line and the following in the body:
- Name of the person and company using the RPS, including their email address and phone number
- Address where you will use the material relating to the RPS
- Type of material that will be spread.
Sent mine in a week ago and no reply!
You couldn’t do it on with land index P (or K) over 2.
So not just an N issue, but a big part of the issue is N.
Mixedupfarmer
Member
- Location
- Norfolk
I don’t think there are many actual issues with K, but from what I have seen the wording don’t exclude K from getting caught up in this. Which is why I put it in brackets.
warksfarmer
Member
I thought it was index 3?
No crop justification in combinable crops for applications of P or K on index 3 soils in RB209.
RB209 goes on to specify seedbed P & K for Index 0 & 1 only and maintenance dressings on Index 2’s.
- Location
- West Suffolk
And how on earth are we supposed to maintain the indexes? Surely it takes a few years to alter them much?
- Location
- SG9
Would this "RPS 252" submission only Id you quickly to EA?
- Location
- West Suffolk
- Location
- Shropshire
I am working on the basis that they need to know how many people are going to be affected. If no-one responds out of fear then it is too easy for them to do nothing.
Where I am really peeved is that we have ground that needs phosphate but we would not be allowed to apply broiler muck due to the N, ahead of winter wheat.
I have amended the NFU letter and sent to our MP. I would urge all others to do the same.
- Location
- West Suffolk
Have no fear, the NFU will sort it out -
Autumn spreading: NFU Live at 15:00 Thurs 19 Aug. Stuart Roberts will quiz EA on Farming Rules For Water. Ask questions & book here: https://bit.ly/3iUA6xi
Autumn spreading: NFU Live at 15:00 Thurs 19 Aug. Stuart Roberts will quiz EA on Farming Rules For Water. Ask questions & book here: https://bit.ly/3iUA6xi
Have heard of a farmer with a lot of sludge been told the company supplying it won't spread it without his written say so .Apparently it shouldn't be spread,but can't be stored where it is till spring but can't be moved they want nothing to do with it anymore
- Location
- Yorks
Apparently one of the water companies have asked EA what an earth they suggest doing with a sudden backlog of sewage cake. They told EA taking it out to sea like they used to do, then dump, was crackers compared with spreading it on fields.
- Location
- West Suffolk
Is anyone on here attending? I had to contact The NFU to get my password reset this morning. Registration for this closed yesterday!
Looks like sludge can be spread as normal this autumn.
- Location
- West Suffolk
All we wanted them to say was, get on with it as usual as you haven’t had time to plan anything else.
But no
But no
What a time to be alive.
- Location
- West Suffolk
How come?