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<blockquote data-quote="curlietailz" data-source="post: 7643025" data-attributes="member: 11831"><p>From the DEFRA site</p><p></p><p></p><p>Integrated Crop Management (CPA Leaflet)</p><p><a href="http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.17YM1HHWVEODBB" target="_blank">Next</a></p><p><a href="http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.17YM11ZUCCADAA" target="_blank">Back</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong>What is Integrated Crop Management?</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><img src="http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/resources/000/012/581/ICM.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></span></p><p>ICM is a method of farming that balances the requirements of running a profitable business with responsibility and sensitivity to the environment. it includes practices that avoid waste, enhance energy efficiency and minimise pollution. For many farmers or growers adoption of ICM involves some changes to existing practice. However, for the producer it must ensure a continuing living, and for the consumer a continued supply of affordable, quality produce. </p><p>ICM combines the best of modern technology with some basic principles of good framing practice. ICM is a whole farm, long term strategy. It can not be applied to one crop, or one field, or one season. Although primarily concerned with crop production, livestock management is equally important on mixed farms (Integrated Farming Systems) because livestock are consumers of crops and providers of organic nutrients. </p><p>By careful assessment, monitoring and planning, natural resources can be used fully and supplemented where necessary with inputs such as fertilisers and crop protection products. Maintenance and enhancement of landscape features and wildlife habitats are also important.</p><p>As ICM involves the whole farm and is site specific, there are no hard and fast rules about how to achieve this. individual farms differ in many ways: location, climate, soil type, cropping pattern, to name a few. However, amongst all this diversity, there are some general guidelines that can help all farmers and growers take practical steps to improve their management practices.</p><p>For everyone the process involves planning, taking action and monitoring the outcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="curlietailz, post: 7643025, member: 11831"] From the DEFRA site Integrated Crop Management (CPA Leaflet) [URL='http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.17YM1HHWVEODBB']Next[/URL] [URL='http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.17YM11ZUCCADAA']Back[/URL] [SIZE=7][B]What is Integrated Crop Management?[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B][IMG]http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/resources/000/012/581/ICM.jpg[/IMG][/B][/SIZE] ICM is a method of farming that balances the requirements of running a profitable business with responsibility and sensitivity to the environment. it includes practices that avoid waste, enhance energy efficiency and minimise pollution. For many farmers or growers adoption of ICM involves some changes to existing practice. However, for the producer it must ensure a continuing living, and for the consumer a continued supply of affordable, quality produce. ICM combines the best of modern technology with some basic principles of good framing practice. ICM is a whole farm, long term strategy. It can not be applied to one crop, or one field, or one season. Although primarily concerned with crop production, livestock management is equally important on mixed farms (Integrated Farming Systems) because livestock are consumers of crops and providers of organic nutrients. By careful assessment, monitoring and planning, natural resources can be used fully and supplemented where necessary with inputs such as fertilisers and crop protection products. Maintenance and enhancement of landscape features and wildlife habitats are also important. As ICM involves the whole farm and is site specific, there are no hard and fast rules about how to achieve this. individual farms differ in many ways: location, climate, soil type, cropping pattern, to name a few. However, amongst all this diversity, there are some general guidelines that can help all farmers and growers take practical steps to improve their management practices. For everyone the process involves planning, taking action and monitoring the outcome. [/QUOTE]
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