Use fertiliser spreading equipment with a low spreading trajectory, that is, below 4 metres from the ground

Avoid direct application of nitrogen fertiliser into water bodies

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Best Practice Guidance:

• Defra (2009) Guidance for Farmers in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones. Leaflet 9 - Field application of manufactured nitrogen fertilisers. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, PB12736i, April 2009.

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