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Enter field name (date: 07 February 2012):
Select organic manure: (if applied)
Select Organic Manure
FYM - Cattle
FYM - Pigs
FYM - Sheep
FYM - Duck
FYM - Poultry
Slurry - Dairy
Slurry - Beef
Slurry - Pig
Separated slurry
Dirty water
Select soil type
Select soil type
Light sand or shallow soils (not over chalk)
Medium soils & shallow soils over chalk
Deep clay soils
Deep silty soils
Soils with groundwater
Peat soils
Select previous management
Select previous crop/grass management
Permanent grass - High N
Grass ley after grass/arable - High N
Grass ley in 2+ Year - High N
First year ley after 2+ years arable - Med N
Permanent grass - Med N
Grass ley after grass/arable - Med N
Grass ley in 2+ Year - Med N
Peas
Beans
Oilseed Rape
Potatoes
First year ley after 2+ years arable - Low N
Permanent grass - Low N
Grass ley after grass/arable - Low N
Grass ley in 2+ Year - Low N
Linseed
Sugar Beet
Select stocking rate
High:
Moderate/Low:
Select summer (Apr-Sep) rainfall and altitude
Select rainfall
< 300mm
300-400mm
> 400mm
Below 300m
Above 300m
Select P, K and Mg Indices
P Index
0
1
2
3
K Index
0
1
2
3
Mg Index
0
1
2
3
Recommendations (Kg/Ha)
N
P
2
O
5
K
2
O
MgO
Total
Feb/Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Additional
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Livestock
Beef & Sheep
Dairy
Silage
Forage maize
Arable
Wheat
Oilseed rape
Barley
Oats
Potatoes
Sugar beet
Peas & Beans
Manure
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DEFRA RB209 8th Ed
fertiliser
recommendations