Maintain/improve chemical soil status Increase in soil microflora population Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on food crops Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops
Control stem-base diseases
Continuous cropping (monoculture)
Do not use synthetic pesticides
Accurate application of pesticides on food crops Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops
Use synthetic pesticides on food crops
Use biological control on food crops
Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops
Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops
Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops
Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage)
Do not use synthetic pesticides
Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage)
Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage)
Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage)
Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage)
Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage)
Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage)
Concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are kept below maximum permissible limits on arable soils Do not exceed the limits for the average annual rate of addition through sewage sludge of toxic elements on arable soils
Do not use sewage sludge on arable land
Do not use sewage sludge that has not been properly sampled and analysed on arable soils
Do not use sewage sludge on arable soil that has not been properly sampled and analysed
Do not use sewage sludge on arable land where the limits for PTEs have been exceeded or will be exceeded if the sludge is applied
Concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are kept below maximum permissible limits on grassland/forage soils Do not use sewage sludge on grassland/forage soil that has not been properly sampled and analysed
Do not use sewage sludge on grassland
Do not exceed the limits for the average annual rate of addition through sewage sludge of toxic elements on grassland/forage soils
Do not use sewage sludge on grassland/forage land where the limits for PTEs have been exceeded or will be exceeded if the sludge is applied
Do not use sewage sludge that has not been properly sampled and analysed on grassland/forage soils