If I use manure from my livestock for fertilisation, is it sufficient to enter the management type "daily spread" or should I enter the manure as a fertiliser?
In the beef and dairy
module, 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”.
In any case, you also
need to account for the emissions through fertiliser application. Therefore,
please also indicate the applied manure either in the section “grazing –
grassland fertilisation” or in the crop module under “inputs”.
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