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New farmer-led project launched into nutrient use efficiency

Funding through Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust has opened up opportunity for a new nutrient use efficiency project to give farmers more real terms data on their organic manures. James Huyton reports.

James Huyton
Machinery and Farm Technology Specialist
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BFA Arable Farmer of the Year, Will Oliver starts new research project into nutrient use efficiency (True-NUE).
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BFA Arable Farmer of the Year, Will Oliver starts new research project into nutrient use efficiency (True-NUE).

A new on-farm project aiming to put real figures behind nutrient use efficiency (NUE) has been launched in response to growing concern that standard guidance is failing to reflect modern farming systems....

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