Nutrient Management Workshop (Borders & Lothians)

This meeting is aimed at anyone interested in nutrient management planning, particularly those farmers looking for a refresher on how best to work out nutrient requirements and applications.

We will explain the basics of nutrient management planning, complete exercises to work out the nutrient requirement of grass/arable crops, assess the value of organic manure such as muck and hen litter and complete a cost analysis of different bagged fertilisers.

Related FAS Materials:

Optimising the application of bulky organic fertilisers: https://www.fas.scot/publication/technical-note-tn650-optimising-application-bulky-organic-fertilisers/

Use of organic manures: https://www.fas.scot/publication/tn699-agricultural-use-of-biosolids-composts-anaerobic-digestates-and-other-industrial-organic-fertilisers/

Nitrogen recommendation for Arable crops: https://www.fas.scot/publication/technical-note-tn731-nitrogen-recommendations-for-cereals-oilseed-rape-and-potatoes/

Fertiliser recommendations for grassland: https://www.fas.scot/publication/technical-note-tn726-fertiliser-recommendations-for-grassland/

Phosphate & Potash requirements for crops grown in Lothians & Borders: https://www.fas.scot/publication/technical-note-tn718-phosphate-and-potash-recommendations-for-crops-grown-in-fife-lothian-and-scottish-borders/