Good Practice on Biobased Fertilisers nº5: Scrubbing of stable air to produce ammonium sulphate
Emissions of NH3 from livestock housing and slurry storage represent a large part of the total NH3 emissions from agricultural activities. Therefore chemical air scrubbing is used to reduce the ammonia and odor components in stable air. Water with added sulfuric acid...
Good Practice on Biobased Fertilisers nº4: Managing nutrient availability rate from municipal sludge
Municipal sludge is a large source of nutrients. Unlike other organic fertilizers, municipal sludge has a stable composition, enabling precise adjustments to mineral fertilization. Nitrogen in organic fertilizer is available in different ways, and depending on which...
Good Practice on Biobased Fertilisers nº3: Pig slurry composition analyisis
Since 2022, it is mandatory in Spain to have a recent product analysis when applying organic fertilizers. However, this is not yet a common practice among farmers. Pig slurry, as a widely used organic fertilizer, play an important role in the fertilization strategy of...
Good Practice on Biobased Fertilisers nº2: Cut & carry fertilisers
Cut and carry fertilizers are organic fertilizers produced from plants. Those plants are often leguminous species. The plants are grown in one place and, after being harvested, transported to another location and applied as fertilizers. In between they might be dried...
Good Practice on Biobased Fertilisers nº1: Using and retaining crop residues
Depending on the crop, crop residues can contain considerable amounts of nutrients. The nutrients are for instance stored in leaves, which are after being harvested left on the field. When degrading, those nutrients become available for soil organisms and the...
Strengthening Farm Advisory Services: Soft Skills Workshop Highlights Key Challenges and Solutions
On January 29th, STRATUS, OrganicAdviceNetwork, and AdvisoryNetPEST co-hosted an interactive online workshop focusing on the essential soft skills required for farm advisors. This event brought together agricultural advisors from across Europe to discuss the...
STRATUS Promotes Knowledge Sharing with First Dissemination Event on Integrated Fertilization Management
More than 100 people logged in last Wednesday to participate in the first dissemination event of the STRATUS project. STRATUS, the EU project aiming to connect advisors across Europe to accelerate knowledge creation and sharing on Integrated Fertilization Management,...
First Round of Good Practices and Research Innovations delivered
At the end of January, an important step for the project was taken. VEGEPOLYS VALLEY (French cluster on plant) delivered its first deliverable: the first round of Good Practices & Research Innovations collected throughout the consortium. . During several months at...