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What’s new to help nitrogen decisions in spring 2010? 04 February 2010

What’s new to help nitrogen decisions in spring 2010?

ADAS scientists have brought together new and topical information to help farmers make correct nitrogen decisions this Spring. The full text of the advice can be downloaded below this article

Research on tramline wheelings within fields could reduce diffuse pollution
06 August 2009

Research on tramline wheelings within fields could reduce diffuse pollution

ADAS Environmental Consultants are exploring the most cost-effective methods of managing tramline wheelings in autumn-sown cereal crops to reduce the risk of surface runoff, erosion, and losses of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus to adjacent water courses.

ADAS experts help shape NVZ policy
15 July 2009

ADAS experts help shape NVZ policy

Britain has successfully obtained a derogation from the EC Nitrates Directive allowing livestock farmers to have a manure nitrogen (N) loading rate of up to 250 kg/hectare, subject to annual registration. But how did such changes to European policy come about?

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Case study • Phosphorus future
24 February 2010

Case study • Phosphorus future

Premier Waste Management, the largest independent waste management company in the North East, commissioned ADAS to produce a briefing paper outlining the importance of phosphorus and how part of the...

PLANET ‘Industry Standard’ Nutrient Management software
04 February 2010

PLANET ‘Industry Standard’ Nutrient Management software

PLANET has been developed by ADAS for the routine field-level planning and recording of fertiliser and manure use based on “RB209 Fertiliser Recommendations”, and as a compliance tool for the...

MANNER – predicting organic manure nitrogen supply
04 February 2010

MANNER – predicting organic manure nitrogen supply

MANNER is a user friendly software tool that helps farmers and advisors to quantify manure crop available nitrogen (N) supply, and to assess how changing the timing and method of...

Report highlights farmers' role in significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions
13 October 2009

Report highlights farmers' role in significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions

With greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from agriculture representing a significant percentage of UK emissions, a new report produced by leading environmental consultants ADAS, recommends that a number of small inexpensive...

Assessing the impact of BioCompost
02 March 2009

Assessing the impact of BioCompost

Research by ADAS is investigating the possibility of applying compost produced from waste subjected to Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) directly to agricultural land.