How to enter manure used for fertilisation in the CFP
If you are actively fertilising the grass which the assessed cattle are grazing on with manure (in addition to the manure excreted when grazing), then the applied amount of manure and respective emissions need to be accounted for as part of the beef or dairy assessment by entering it under grassland fertilisation. If the application happens in crop or perennial production (e.g. corn field), the manure should be entered in the fertiliser model of the respective pathway.
In the cattle pathway, the “manure” tab accounts for the emissions from management and storage
of manure collected from animals in-house (emissions from manure left on field
during grazing is already calculated by the tool). Select the applicable manure
management type. If you do not have any storage and apply your manure daily,
use “daily spread”.
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