Management Options to Reduce N-Losses from Ploughed Grass-Clover

Management Options to Reduce N-Losses from Ploughed Grass-Clover

Nitrate (NO₃ -) leaching from grassland can be kept at acceptable levels, but is often high after ploughing for grassland renewal or for silage maize/grain production. In on-farm research with several organic farmers, management options are being explored to save scarce organic manure and to reduce N-losses.