Closed periods when NO applications should be made
Inorganic (chemical) nitrogen fertiliser - all soils
Name of NVZ | Grassland | Other land |
Moray, Aberdeenshire, Banff & Buchan NVZ | 15 Sept - 20 Feb | 1 Sept - 20 Feb |
All other NVZs | 15 Sept - 15 Feb | 1 Sept - 15 Feb |
Closed periods when applications of organic manures with high available N content are prohibited.
All NVZ areas
Soil Type | Grassland | Other land |
Sandy or Shallow Soils | 1st Sept - 31st Dec | 1st Aug - 31st Dec* |
All other Soils | 15th Oct - 15th Jan | 1st Oct - 15th Jan |
* Applications permitted up to and including 15th September, if a cereal crop is sown before that date, also permited up to 30th September if teh land is sown with oilseed rape, a catch crop or a cover crop before that date.
Quantitive restrictions apply during the 4 weeks prior to the commencement of a relevant closed period and from the day following the last day of the closed period until 14th February.
Please refer to the Guidelines for Farmers in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Booklets for full details.
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