S1: Moray Soil & Nutrient Network - Using organic manures to save on artificial fertilsers
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast · Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
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Show Notes
In this podcast, we hear from our Moray Soil & Nutrient Network host farmer, James Milne who farms at 'Balnellan'. James chats with soil & drainage expert, Gavin Elrick & grassland specialist Dr. Paul Hargreaves.
James has been applying distillery by-product/digestate at Balnellan for about a year and has an interesting discussion with Paul & Gavin about the pros and cons of the use of organic manures with a view to making savings on artificial fertiliser applications.
The Technical Notes referred to in the podcast can be found using the links below:
TN650 - Optimising the application of bulky organic fertilisers
For anyone interested in finding out more about sourcing or using digestate, Zero Waste Scotland's "Farmer’s guide to sourcing and using digestate and compost" contains a lot of useful information.
Find out more about the Soil & Nutrient Network and the other 11 farm hosts from our webpage: www.fas.scot/crops-soils/soils