Do not use manufactured nitrogen fertiliser Reduce nitrogen fertiliser production Reduce indirect energy use Reduction in fossil fuel use Decrease consumption of non-renewable energy sources
Reduce carbon dioxide emissions from combustion Reduce GHG emissions - carbon dioxide
Decrease farm costs Economic viability
Efficient use of resources - energy
Reduce leaching losses of nitrogen to water Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Improve groundwater quality (chemical) - nutrients
Avoid losses of nutrients from the storage of fertiliser Reduced nitrogen in water Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Improve surface water quality (chemical) - nutrients
Reduced phosphorus in water Improve surface water quality (chemical) - nutrients
Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Reduce losses of nitrogen fertiliser via surface run-off Reduced nitrogen in water Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Improve surface water quality (chemical) - nutrients
Avoid direct application of nitrogen fertiliser into water bodies Reduced nitrogen in water Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Improve surface water quality (chemical) - nutrients
Reduce nutrient inputs to arable land Decrease farm costs Economic viability
Reduce fertiliser packaging waste Recycling, reuse and waste minimisation
Reduce nitrogen losses to atmosphere Reduce GHG emissions - nitrous oxide
Reduce excess soil phosphorus accumulation Reduced phosphorus in water Improve surface water quality (chemical) - nutrients
Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Reduced excess nitrogen accumulation in arable soils Reduce leaching losses of nitrogen to water Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Improve groundwater quality (chemical) - nutrients
Reduce lodging in crops Avoid humid conditions in crops condusive to mycotoxin production Reduced incidence of fusarium mycotoxins in food Food safety - pathogens
Maintain / improve crop yields Increase farm income Economic viability
Efficient use of resources - energy
Ensure food is available to meet consumer demand
Improve cereal grain quality Maintain / improve food quality Increase farm income Economic viability
Ensure food is available to meet consumer demand
Reduce nitrogen fertiliser production Reduce indirect energy use Reduction in fossil fuel use Decrease consumption of non-renewable energy sources
Reduce carbon dioxide emissions from combustion Reduce GHG emissions - carbon dioxide
Decrease farm costs Economic viability
Efficient use of resources - energy
Reduce nutrient inputs to grassland Reduced excess nitrogen accumulation in grassland soils Reduce leaching losses of nitrogen to water Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Improve groundwater quality (chemical) - nutrients
Reduce fertiliser packaging waste Recycling, reuse and waste minimisation
Reduce nitrogen losses to atmosphere Reduce GHG emissions - nitrous oxide
Reduce excess soil phosphorus accumulation Reduced phosphorus in water Improve surface water quality (chemical) - nutrients
Reduced eutrophication Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Aquatic - reduce nutrient impacts
Reduce nitrogen fertiliser production Reduce indirect energy use Reduction in fossil fuel use Decrease consumption of non-renewable energy sources
Reduce carbon dioxide emissions from combustion Reduce GHG emissions - carbon dioxide
Decrease farm costs Economic viability
Efficient use of resources - energy
Decrease farm costs Economic viability