Page 5 of articles about nitrogen in Swine news

The new derogation will run to the end of 2017.

Around 200 types of project are covered by the Environmental Impact Assessment directive (EIA) – from bridges, ports, motorways and landfill sites to intensive rearing of poultry or pigs.

The new derogation allows farmers to exceed the limit of 170 kg of organic nitrogen per hectare set down in the Nitrates Regulations, up to a maximum of 250 kg per hectare, subject to adherence to stricter rules.

The French Ministers of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, and of Agriculture, Food and Forestry have signed two decrees for strengthening the battle against the contamination by nitrates.

Nitrates concentrations are slightly decreasing in both surface and groundwater and sustainable agricultural practices are more widespread.

The goal of the government is to develop in France, in year 2020, 1,000 biogas plants at the farms.

Poland has still has not designated a sufficient number of zones that are vulnerable to nitrates pollution.

1,440 new municipalities have been added to the list of affected municipalities, although 617 have been able to leave that list thanks to the actions carried out.

Provisional estimates from FAO indicate that pork production contributes about 793 million tonnes CO2 equivalent which represents approximately 1.6% of global GHG emissions.

The European Commission is referring France to the EU Court of Justice for failing to take measures to guarantee that water pollution by nitrates is addressed effectively.

A new £20 million fund to help rural businesses increase profits and reduce their impact on the environment.

In France, the current legal framework and the nitrates action plans for zones vulnerable to nitrate pollution do not effectively guarantee that this pollution is addressed effectively, as required by EU law. Greece too has a number of failings in this area.

Jim Paice, Minister of State for Agriculture, today announced funding of £12.6 million, from Defra and the Devolved Administrations, to improve our understanding of how UK agriculture contributes to climate change.

The Spanish Minister of Agriculture has presented the software ECOGAN, an application for the estimation of emissions and consumption of resources in farms.

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced more than $5 million in grants to address air quality issues, including reducing agricultural atmospheric emissions and developing new mitigation practices.