Operational Group

Optimising use of farm organic amendments in agriculture

Operational Group

Optimising use of farm organic amendments in agriculture

Start Date: 01 January 2018

End Date: 31 December 2019

Location: Álava, Spain

Objectives:

Setting- up collective manure management in which the exceeding slurry from 7 dairy farms is stored in a big slurry pit with floating cover

This storage will guarantee organic fertiliser availability to crop fields when required. Fertilisation will take place under fertilising programmes, thus, decreasing environmental impact. Also, the system effect on GHG emissions will be evaluated using a farm gate modelling approach.

Partners:

15 farmers, ABERE, NEIKER

Co-ordinator:
Lurdes Nafarrate

Funding Organisations:
abere, Cuma Albina S.Coop, eip-agri, European Union, neiker tecnalia

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