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Download PDF Out with the new and in the with the old. With pressure growing for farmers to cut back on inorganic inputs, natural fertiliser – specifically manure and slurry – use on arable systems has come back around. CPM looks at the latest application equipment on the market. Now more than ever, farmers need to demonstrate the measures being taken to reduce slurry pollution and safeguard the environment. By Melanie Jenkins Mixed farms are seeing a comeback as arable growers look to bring livestock and grass back into the rotation to increase soil organic matter, humus, improve structure and incorporate carbon capture. And even strictly arable farms are also keen to incorporate the by-product of livestock to achieve similar results, all while feeding a new season of crops. Organic manures are being flagged as the more carbon and planet-friendly alternative to the inorganic fertilisers which have predominantly driven crop growth for a number of decades. Though some farmers may be cautious because of the increasing number of nitrate vulnerable zones (NVZs) they have to work in, there are plenty of tools on the market for the precision application of muck and slurry. And at the same time, farmers can…
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Download PDF Out with the new and in the with the old. With pressure growing for farmers to cut back on inorganic inputs, natural fertiliser – specifically manure and slurry – use on arable systems has come back around. CPM looks at the latest application equipment on the market. Now more than ever, farmers need to demonstrate the measures being taken to reduce slurry pollution and safeguard the environment. By Melanie Jenkins Mixed farms are seeing a comeback as arable growers look to bring livestock and grass back into the rotation to increase soil organic matter, humus, improve structure and incorporate carbon capture. And even strictly arable farms are also keen to incorporate the by-product of livestock to achieve similar results, all while feeding a new season of crops. Organic manures are being flagged as the more carbon and planet-friendly alternative to the inorganic fertilisers which have predominantly driven crop growth for a number of decades. Though some farmers may be cautious because of the increasing number of nitrate vulnerable zones (NVZs) they have to work in, there are plenty of tools on the market for the precision application of muck and slurry. And at the same time, farmers can…
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