Nitrates Rules Necessary to Protect Waters, Confirms Report
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The nitrogen load from agriculture costs European society up to EUR 182 billion per year, says Brussels.
The German Environmental Aid (DUH) welcomes today's evaluation of the EU Nitrate Directive. In it, the EU Commission urges Member States to control nutrient pollution and reduce animal husbandry in particularly polluted areas. The Commission also encourages the expansion of digital data collection to monitor fertilization as a reduction in bureaucracy. {/mprestriction} According to EU testing, nitrogen inputs on agricultural land are as high in …
New EU review of nitrates rules backs manure N limit
A review of the EU Nitrates Directive, which governs farm manure limits and the nitrates derogation, has been published. In the first official evaluation of the Nitrates Directive since it was adopted in 1991, the European Commission said that the current limit of 170kg of manure nitrogen (N) per hectare remains effective and scientifically sound. […] The post New EU review of nitrates rules backs manure N limit appeared first on Agriland.ie.
The EU says that nitrogen pollution from agriculture costs society up to EUR 182 billion per year.
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Nitrates get into water through fertilisers and contaminates them, including in Germany. According to an analysis by the European Commission, this causes high costs. That is why there are rules.
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