Nutrient Budgeting and PLANET Workshop - Myerscough College, Lancashire

MANURE and Fertilizer Management will be the topic of a FREE cost-cutting workshop for farmers in Lancashire.

 

When and where: The workshop will be held on Thursday 28th January 2010 at The Rural Business Centre, Myerscough College PR3 0RY from 10am to 3-30pm. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Booking is essential.

 

The workshops have been designed to support farmers in their understanding of nutrient budgeting and in preparing nutrient budgeting plans for cost effective fertilizer use. They will also help farmers calculate fertilizer recommendations in order to save money and reduce risk of diffuse pollution caused by surface run-off.

 

Attendees will be able to view the PLANET computer software, to enable them to input their farm data and produce crop fertiliser recommendations, while helping them to comply with the new NVZ action programme regulations.

 

The workshop is organised by staff from the Rural Business Centre at Myerscough College, in partnership with the England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative funded by DEFRA.

 

Places are limited, to book your place please contact:

The Rural Team at The Rural Business Centre, Myerscough College

Tel: 01995 642 206

Email: bclifford@myerscough.ac.uk

 

Catchment Sensitive Farming encourages management practices which create on farm savings and result in environmental benefits by reducing diffuse pollution from agriculture.

 

To contact your local officer:

Ribble Catchment - Michael Graham - mobile: 07770 700830

Wyre Catchment - Richard Rhodes - mobile:07955 198221