Manure and slurry

In addition to Think manures, the following guidance on manure and slurry management may be helpful:

Cross-compliance

• The Guide to Cross Compliance in England
  • GAEC 1: Establishment of buffer strips along watercourses
  • SMR 1: Reduce water pollution in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs)
  • GAEC 7a: Boundaries

CoGAP

• Protecting our Water, Soil and Air: A Code of Good Agricultural Practice for Farmers, Growers and Land Managers (CoGAP)
  • Section 3: Management plans
  • Section 4: Farm buildings & structures
  • Section 5: Field work

• Latest Defra guidance must be followed for reduced fertiliser options in an Environmental or Countryside Stewardship agri-environment agreement on land outside of an NVZ.

Digestate

• Using quality anaerobic digestate to benefit crops
• Using quality compost to benefit crops

Managing livestock manures

• Making better use of livestock manures on arable land
• Making better use of livestock manures on grassland
• Managing manure on organic farms
• Planet, MANNER-NPK and Encash

NVZs

• Guidance on complying with NVZ rules in England

Slurry store maintenance

• Guidance on Construction, Repair and Maintenance CGN 001: Above-ground circular concrete and rectangular weeping-wall slurry stores
• Guidance on Construction, Repair and Maintenance CGN 002: Earth-banked slurry stores
• Guidance on Construction, Repair and Maintenance CGN 003: In-situ concrete slurry stores
• Guidance on Construction, Repair and Maintenance CGN 004: Above-ground circular steel slurry stores

Spreading manures and slurries

• Spreading systems for slurries and solid manures (part 1)
• Spreading systems for slurries and solid manures (part 2)