Decrease consumption of non-renewable energy sources |
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Reduction in fossil fuel use |
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Reduce direct energy use |
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Reduce the amount of water that is wasted |
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Water leaks are not repaired |
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Reduce leaks and drips from poultry drinkers |
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Reduce leaks in irrigation equipment |
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Irrigation equipment is not maintained |
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Ensure that you are using the correct pump and pipe size |
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Maintain equipment - regularly check the condition of your pumps, mains and hydrants and repair worn items such as seals |
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Irrigation pump is too powerful for pipe size |
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Reduce losses from evaporation |
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Irrigate during the day |
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Irrigate at night |
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Accurate application of irrigation water |
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Use of electromagnetic induction (EMI) scanning |
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Schedule irrigation to take account of evapotranspiration or soil moisture deficits |
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Use raingun irrigation |
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Use boom irrigation |
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Use trickle irrigation |
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Avoid irrigating when it is windy |
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Always irrigate regardless of weather, soil and crop conditions |
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Use nipple and cup drinkers in poultry units or bite-type drinkers in bowls within a pig unit |
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Reduce overflows from livestock water troughs |
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Ball-valves on livestock water troughs are damaged and/or not correctly set |
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Ensure ball-valves on livestock water troughs are not damaged and are correctly set |
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Use self-closing trigger nozzles on hosepipes |
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Fix driping taps |
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Reduce energy used for storage of produce |
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Increase insulation in buildings |
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Recover heat from cooling systems for water heating |
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Improve (or fit) better thermostatic controllers in crop stores |
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Reduce air leakage from crop stores |
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Reduce energy used to heat greenhouses |
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Plant a vegetative windbreak around greenhouses |
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Do not heat greenhouses |
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Improve greenhouse structure/design |
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Boiler, hot water tanks and distribution pipe-work in greenhouses should all be adequately lagged, kept weatherproof and in good repair |
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Use a combined heat and power (CHP) plant for greenhouses |
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Reduce air leakage from greenhouses |
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Improve thermostatic controls in greenhouses |
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Use thermal screens in greenhouses |
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Reduce energy used for heating livestock buildings |
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Heating and ventilation systems are interlocked in poultry housing |
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Use thermostatic controllers for heating piglets in a creep box |
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Increase insulation in buildings |
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Poultry housing has the heating and ventilation on separate thermostats |
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Pig housing has the heating and ventilation on separate thermostats |
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Heating and ventilation systems are interlocked in pig housing |
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Reduce energy used for drying grain |
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Use ambient air for drying grain |
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Harvest grain at optimum moisture content |
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Achieve the correct airflow during grain drying |
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Grain stores and well designed and maintained, have good ventilation and air flow and adequate drying capacity for the amount harvested |
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Use heated air for drying grain |
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Reduce energy used for lighting |
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Lighting in livestock housing is adequate to inspect livestock |
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Use energy efficient lighting |
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Reduce energy used for air conditioning/ventilation in livestock housing |
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Pig housing has the heating and ventilation on separate thermostats |
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Equip poultry housing with air scrubbers or filters |
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Equip pig housing with air scrubbers or filters |
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Heating and ventilation systems are interlocked in poultry housing |
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Heating and ventilation systems are interlocked in pig housing |
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Poultry housing has the heating and ventilation on separate thermostats |
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Reduce energy used for field operations |
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Shallow spiking, slitting or subsoiling |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce cultivations |
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Convert arable land to extensive grassland |
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Zero tillage |
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Minimal tillage |
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Use mechanical or flame weeding on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use mechanical or flame weeding on food crops |
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Renewable energy sources are produced on farm |
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Produce biomass fuel on farm |
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Produce biofuel feedstock on farm |
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Produce biofuels on farm |
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Renewable energy sources are used on farm |
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Use biomass fuel |
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Use electricity sourced from suppliers who use renewable sources |
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Use hydro-power |
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Use wind power |
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Use solar power |
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Use biofuels |
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Reduce indirect energy use |
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Reduce demand for water |
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Use drought resistant crop varieties |
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Do not irrigate crops |
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Use dry-cleaning techniques, such as scrapers, squeegees and brushes, to remove solid waste from yards and pens before they are cleaned with water |
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Reduce synthetic pesticide production |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Control stem-base diseases |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use biological control on food crops |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use mechanical or flame weeding on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Only use pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) when pest thresholds have been exceeded |
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Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use biological control on food crops |
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Only use pesticides on food crops when pest thresholds have been exceeded |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Use plant growth regulators (PGRs) on cereal crops |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use mechanical or flame weeding on food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce nitrogen fertiliser production |
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Reduce nutrient inputs to arable land |
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Place limits the amount of nitrogen applied to arable crops |
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Do not use manufactured nitrogen fertiliser |
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Accurate application of nutrients to arable crops |
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Calibrate fertiliser spreader used on arable land |
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Accurate calculation of nutrients available in livestock manure used on arable crops |
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Accurate spreading of fertiliser on arable land |
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Regular soil nutrient testing on arable land |
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Predict crop nutrient requirements using canopy management or chlorophyll testing |
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Accurate calculation of nutrient requirements of arable crops |
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Convert arable land to extensive grassland |
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Reduce nutrient inputs to grassland |
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Do not use manufactured nitrogen fertiliser |
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Place limits the amount of nitrogen applied to grassland |
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Accurate application of nutrients to grassland |
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Accurate calculation of nutrient requirements of grass/forage crops |
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Calibrate fertiliser spreader used on grassland |
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Regular soil nutrient testing on grassland |
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Accurate spreading of fertiliser on grassland |
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Accurate calculation of nutrients available in livestock manure used on grassland |
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Do not use manufactured nitrogen fertiliser |