Economic and environmental benefits from protected urea

Farmers in England are reminded of the spreading restrictions on urea fertilisers beyond April 1, 2025 and applying protected urea, instead of untreated urea or ammonium nitrate, will offer both environmental and economic advantages

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Tom Wells, nutrition agronomist at Origin Soil Nutrition
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Tom Wells, nutrition agronomist at Origin Soil Nutrition

The rules, introduced in April 2024 and audited through the Red Tractor assurance scheme, aim to reduce ammonia emissions from urea by restricting its application window. Only urea fertiliser treated...

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