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Report from Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen

This report from the Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen discusses methods to reduce nitrogen losses in agriculture, including ammonia, through various practices such as feeding, housing, storage, and application of manure. It also addresses the importance of farm nitrogen budgets and the development of tools for budget projections. 8 Relevant

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Report from Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen

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  1. Report from Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen Nick Hutchings

  2. Madrid March 2014 • Expert Panel on Mitigation of Agricultural Nitrogen • Main TFRN meeting • Expert Panel on Nitrogen Budgets

  3. Good Agricultural Practice Documents • Describe methods for reducing losses of nitrogen (including ammonia) • Sections • Feeding practices • Livestock housing • Manure storage • Manure application • Farm nitrogen budgets

  4. Expert Panel on Nitrogen Budgets • Mainly focussed on national nitrogen budgets • Mainly, but not exclusively, agriculture • Development of a tool to create budget projections • Some confusion about purpose of farm nitrogen budgets • To advise farmers? • To permit Parties to show progress to reduce nitrogen losses

  5. Main TFRN meeting • nitrogen (including ammonia) • Sections • Feeding practices • Livestock housing • Manure storage • Manure application • Farm nitrogen budgets

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