Quick guide for successful manure sampling and analysis

During Manure Standards project, we’ve done research and developed best practices for successful manure sampling and analysis. The results of our work is now summarised in the six slides below. See why and how manure sampling and analysis of the samples should be done. Click bottom right corner to view in full screen!   The six-pager can be also dowloaded here. Full sampling instructions for all manure types can be …

Report on national nutrient balances in the Baltic Sea region published

Manure Standards report on national nutrient balances in the Baltic Sea region analyses nutrient balances for the region’s countries based on different calculation methods, compares them, and gives recommendations which method should be used in all Baltic Sea region countries. The calculation of nutrient balances has been used as an environmental indicator for agriculture for many years. Particularly, nitrogen balances/surpluses have been established as one of the few generally accepted …

How manure fertilization and fertilizer use are regulated in Baltic Sea region?

A new Manure Standards report compiles legislation and voluntary actions regulating manure fertilization and fertilizer use in the Baltic Sea Region. Such information is very diverse and has not been collected earlier. The report is targeted to anyone working with manure utilization and its development and/or regulation. The new report compiles legislation and voluntary actions regulating manure fertilization and fertilizer use in the following countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, …