News » FaST: Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients

04.01.2019

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The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) proposes to support the European Commission?s proposalthat all farmers should inform a nutrient balance (inputs infertilisers, crop remains, other amendments; offtakes in crops),included in the proposals for the new CAP (Common Agricultural Policy)as FaST - Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients. Some regions alreadyhave such systems, but others do not: for example, only around half ofUnited Kingdom farmers have in place a nutrient balance (AchimDobermann, Rothamsted, IFS Conference, 6/12/18). The Commission?s FaSTproposal includes development of a smart phone tool, made available tofarmers, which will provide information on applicable regulations andenable entry of nutrient data, field by field, as well as enablingcoherent data reporting. Member States and farmers will also be able touse other existing tools to enter their nutrient balance, subject toreporting compatibility. ESPP is asking the European Parliament andMember States to maintain the FaST nutrient tool in the new CAP as amandatory condition for farmers receiving EU subsidies. Stakeholders wishing to support this position are invited to contact ESPP.

European Commission presentation of FaST (Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients): www.oecd.org/tad/events/The%20Farm%20Sustainability%20Tool%20for%20Nutrients.pdf.

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Project Industrial animal farms in the Baltic Sea Region - sustainable practices to reduce nutrient loads is a part of a long-term campaign of the Coalition Clean Baltic and Green Federation "GAJA", aiming to reduce the negative impact of large-scale animal production on the environment and local communities in the Baltic Sea Region, particularly by reducing nutrient run-off into the sea. The project is part-financed by the European Union. This website reflects only the view of the Coalition Clean Baltic. The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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