LegalizeThe Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008
| Average April – September rainfall mm (inches) | Average April – September rainfall mm (inches) | Average April – September rainfall mm (inches) | Average April – September rainfall mm (inches) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil texture | More than 500 | 425–500 | 350–425 | Less than 350 |
| (20) | (17–20) | (14–17) | (14) | |
| Sands and shallow soils | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| All other soils | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Site | Site | Site | Site | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grass management | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 |
| kgN/ha | kgN/ha | kgN/ha | kgN/ha | |
| 2 or 3 cut silage and grazing | 310 | 300 | 290 | 280 |
| 1 cut silage and grazing | 280 | 270 | 260 | 250 |
| Grazing with low clover | 270 | 260 | 250 | 240 |
| Hay and grazing | 220 | 210 | 200 | 190 |
| Grass with high clover | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 |
| FYM type | Manure Reference Number | Total N (kg/t) | Dry Matter % | % N available to following crop |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cattle FYM | 1 | 6 | 25 | 10 |
| Separated solids from cattle slurry | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 |
| Pig FYM | 3 | 7 | 25 | 10 |
| Separated solids from pig slurry | 4 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| Sheep FYM | 5 | 7 | 25 | 10 |
| Duck FYM | 6 | 6.5 | 25 | 10 |
| Horse FYM | 7 | 7 | 30 | 10 |
| *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manure Type | Manure Reference Number | Incorporation time* | Total N (kg/t) | Dry Matter % |
| Layer manure | 8 | Over 24 hrs | 19 | 35 |
| Layer manure | 9 | Within 24 hrs | 19 | 35 |
| Broiler/Turkey litter | 10 | Over 24 hrs | 30 | 60 |
| Broiler/Turkey litter | 11 | Within 24 hrs | 30 | 60 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manure Type | DryMatter% | RefNo. | Incorporation time/method | Total N(kg/t) |
| Cattle slurry – Surface applied | 2 | 12 | Not incorporated | 1.6 |
| Cattle slurry – Surface applied | 6 | 13 | Not incorporated | 2.6 |
| Cattle slurry – Surface applied | 10 | 14 | Not incorporated | 3.6 |
| Cattle slurry – ploughed in | 2 | 15 | Within 6 hrs | 1.6 |
| Cattle slurry – ploughed in | 6 | 16 | Within 6 hrs | 2.6 |
| Cattle slurry – ploughed in | 10 | 17 | Within 6 hrs | 3.6 |
| Cattle slurry – Band-spread | 2 | 18 | Band-spread | 1.6 |
| Cattle slurry – Band-spread | 6 | 19 | Band-spread | 2.6 |
| Cattle slurry – Band-spread | 10 | 20 | Band-spread | 3.6 |
| Cattle slurry – shallow injected | 2 | 21 | Shallow injected | 1.6 |
| Cattle slurry – shallow injected | 6 | 22 | Shallow injected | 2.6 |
| Cattle slurry – shallow injected | 10 | 23 | Shallow injected | 3.6 |
| Separated – Strainer box | * | 24 | Select from above | 1.5 |
| Separated – Weeping wall | * | 25 | Select from above | 2 |
| Separated – Mechanical | * | 26 | Select from above | 3 |
| Dirty Water | 0.5 | 27 | Not incorporated | 0.5 |
| Pig slurry – surface applied | 2 | 28 | Not incorporated | 3.0 |
| Pig slurry – surface applied | 4 | 29 | Not incorporated | 3.6 |
| Pig slurry – surface applied | 6 | 30 | Not incorporated | 4.4 |
| Pig slurry – ploughed in | 2 | 31 | Within 6 hrs | 3.0 |
| Pig slurry – ploughed in | 4 | 32 | Within 6 hrs | 3.6 |
| Pig slurry – ploughed in | 6 | 33 | Within 6 hrs | 4.4 |
| Pig slurry – Band-spread | 2 | 34 | Band-spread | 3.0 |
| Pig slurry – Band-spread | 4 | 35 | Band-spread | 3.6 |
| Pig slurry – Band-spread | 6 | 36 | Band-spread | 4.4 |
| Pig slurry - shallow injected | 2 | 37 | Shallow injected | 3.0 |
| Pig slurry - shallow injected | 4 | 38 | Shallow injected | 3.6 |
| Pig slurry - shallow injected | 6 | 39 | Shallow injected | 4.4 |
| Mechanical separator | ** | 40 | Select from above | 3.6 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | ||
| --- | --- | --- | ||
| Type of livestock manure | Percentage content of nitrogen taken up by crop until and including 31 December 2011 | Percentage content of nitrogen taken up by crop on and from 1st January 2012 | ||
| Cattle slurry | 20% | 40% | ||
| Pig slurry | 25% | 50% | ||
| Poultry manure or litter | 20% | 30% | ||
| Solid manure | 10% | 10% | ||
| PREVIOUS CROP: N residue group 4 – | grain lupin | 1–2 year high N leys, grazed within 2 months of ploughing outor during September or October | ||
| --- | --- | --- | ||
| 3–5 year low N leys, not grazed within 2 months of ploughing outor during September or October | ||||
| Predominant Soil Type in Field | Predominant Soil Type in Field | Predominant Soil Type in Field | ||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planned crop | Standard yield(t/ha) | Sand or shallow | Sandy loam or other mineral | Humose |
| Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments |
| a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. |
| b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. |
| c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. |
| d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. |
| e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties |
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils |
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm: | add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils: | |||
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm: | add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | |||
| Spring Barley [^f01020],[^f01022] | 5.5 | 110 | 90 | 40 |
| Winter Barley [^f01020] | 6.5 | 170 | 140 | 80 |
| Spring Wheat [^f01018].[^f01019] | 7.0 | 130 | 110 | 60 |
| Winter Wheat [^f01018].[^f01019] | 8.0 | 180 | 160 | 100 |
| Spring Oats [^f01020] | 5.0 | 80 | 60 | 10 |
| Winter Oats [^f01020] | 6.0 | 130 | 100 | 50 |
| Spring Oilseed Rape | n/a | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| Winter Oilseed Rape (spring) [^f01021] | 4.0 | 140 | 140 | 80 |
| Winter Oilseed Rape (autumn) | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Potatoes | n/a | 205 | 185 | 145 |
| Forage Maize, Rape | n/a | 140 | 120 | 70 |
| Kale | n/a | 110 | 90 | 30 |
| Swedes and Turnips | n/a | 70 | 50 | 10 |
| Linseed | n/a | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| PREVIOUS CROP:N residue group 5 – | leafy brassica vegetables | 3–5 year high N leys, not grazed within 2 months of ploughing out or during September or October | ||
| --- | --- | --- | ||
| Leafy non-brassica vegetables | ||||
| grazed fodder | 3–5 year low N leys, grazed within 2 months of ploughingout or during September or October | |||
| Predominant Soil Type in Field | Predominant Soil Type in Field | Predominant Soil Type in Field | ||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planned crop | Standard yield(t/ha) | Sand or shallow | Sandy loam or other mineral | Humose |
| Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments |
| a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. |
| b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. |
| c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. |
| d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. |
| e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties |
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils |
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm: | add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils: | |||
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm: | add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | |||
| Spring Barley [^f01025],[^f01027] | 5.5 | 80 | 60 | 10 |
| Winter Barley [^f01025] | 6.5 | 140 | 110 | 50 |
| Spring Wheat [^f01023].[^f01024] | 7.0 | 100 | 30 | 0 |
| Winter Wheat [^f01023].[^f01024] | 8.0 | 150 | 130 | 70 |
| Spring Oats [^f01025] | 5.0 | 50 | 30 | 0 |
| Winter Oats [^f01025] | 6.0 | 100 | 70 | 20 |
| Spring Oilseed Rape | n/a | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Winter Oilseed Rape (spring) [^f01026] | 4.0 | 110 | 110 | 50 |
| Winter Oilseed Rape (autumn) | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Potatoes | n/a | 175 | 155 | 135 |
| Forage Maize, Rape | n/a | 70 | 50 | 0 |
| Kale | n/a | 110 | 90 | 30 |
| Swedes and Turnips | n/a | 70 | 50 | 10 |
| Linseed | n/a | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Predominant Soil Type in Field | Predominant Soil Type in Field | Predominant Soil Type in Field | ||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planned crop | Standard yield(t/ha) | Sand or shallow | Sandy loam or other mineral | Humose |
| Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments | Adjustments |
| a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | a. An additional 20kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. |
| b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. | b. An additional 40kgN/ha is permitted to milling wheat varieties. |
| c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. | c. An additional 15kgN/ha is permitted for every tonne that the expected yield exceeds the standard yield. |
| d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. | d. The spring application can be increased by up to 30kgN/ha if the expected yield is over 4.0t/ha. |
| e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties. | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties. | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties. | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties. | e. An additional 15kg/N/ha is permitted for high N grain distilling varieties. |
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm:add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils:add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils |
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm: | add 20kgN/ha to crops grown in sandy, shallow or sandy loam soils: | |||
| If actual local rainfall from 1 October – 1 March exceeds 450 mm: | add 10kgN/ha to crops grown in other mineral, humose and peaty soils | |||
| Spring Barley [^f01030],[^f01032] | 5.5 | 40 | 20 | 0 |
| Winter Barley [^f01030] | 6.5 | 100 | 70 | 10 |
| Spring Wheat [^f01028].[^f01029] | 7.0 | 170 | 150 | 100 |
| Winter Wheat [^f01028].[^f01029] | 8.0 | 110 | 90 | 30 |
| Spring Oats [^f01030] | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Winter Oats [^f01030] | 6.0 | 60 | 30 | 0 |
| Spring Oilseed Rape | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winter Oilseed Rape (spring) [^f01031] | 4.0 | 70 | 70 | 10 |
| Winter Oilseed Rape (autumn) | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Potatoes | n/a | 135 | 115 | 115 |
| Forage Maize, Rape | n/a | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| Kale | n/a | 70 | 50 | 0 |
| Swedes and Turnips | n/a | 50 | 30 | 0 |
| Linseed | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average April – September rainfall mm (inches) | Average April – September rainfall mm (inches) | Average April – September rainfall mm (inches) | Average April – September rainfall mm (inches) | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Soil texture | More than 500 | 425–500 | 350–425 | Less than 350 |
| (20) | (17–20) | (14–17) | (14) | |
| Sands and shallow soils | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| All other soils | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Site | Site | Site | Site | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grass management | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 |
| kgN/ha | kgN/ha | kgN/ha | kgN/ha | |
| 2 or 3 cut silage and grazing | 310 | 300 | 290 | 280 |
| 1 cut silage and grazing | 280 | 270 | 260 | 250 |
| Grazing with low clover | 270 | 260 | 250 | 240 |
| Hay and grazing | 220 | 210 | 200 | 190 |
| Grass with high clover | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 |
SCHEDULE
PART A — Farmyard manure (FYM) – Percentage of nitrogen available to next crop following FYM applications (all crops and all soil types).
| FYM type | Manure Reference Number | Total N (kg/t) | Dry Matter % | % N available to following crop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle FYM | 1 | 6 | 25 | 10 |
| Separated solids from cattle slurry | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 |
| Pig FYM | 3 | 7 | 25 | 10 |
| Separated solids from pig slurry | 4 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| Sheep FYM | 5 | 7 | 25 | 10 |
| Duck FYM | 6 | 6.5 | 25 | 10 |
| Horse FYM | 7 | 7 | 30 | 10 |
PART B — Poultry manure – Percentage of nitrogen available to next crop following Poultry Manure applications (use the value in brackets for grassland and winter oilseed rape cropping).
| *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | *These values assume incorporation by ploughing. Cultivation using discs or tines is likely to be less effective in minimising ammonia losses and intermediate values of nitrogen availability should be used. | Autumn | Autumn | Winter | Winter | Spring | Summer use on Grassland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August–October | August–October | November–January | November–January | February–April | ||||||
| Manure Type | Manure Reference Number | Incorporation time* | Total N (kg/t) | Dry Matter % | Sands Sandy Loams Shallow | All other soils | Sands Sandy Loams Shallow | All other soils | All Soils | All Soils |
| Layer manure | 8 | Over 24 hrs | 19 | 35 | 20 | 25 (30) | 25 | 25 | 35 | 35 |
| Layer manure | 9 | Within 24 hrs | 19 | 35 | 20 | 25 (30) | 25 | 40 | 50 | N/A |
| Broiler/Turkey litter | 10 | Over 24 hrs | 30 | 60 | 20 | 35 (40) | 20 | 25 | 30 | 30 |
| Broiler/Turkey litter | 11 | Within 24 hrs | 30 | 60 | 20 | 30 (35) | 20 | 30 | 40 | N/A |
PART C — Cattle, Dirty Water and Pig Slurry – Percentage of nitrogen available to next crop following Cattle Slurry, Dirty Water and Pig Slurry applications (use the value in brackets for grassland and winter oilseed rape cropping).
| Autumn | Autumn | Winter | Winter | Spring | Summer use onGrassland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August–October | August–October | November–January | November–January | Feb – April | ||||||
| Manure Type | Dry Matter % | Ref No. | Incorporation time/method | Total N (kg/t) | Sands Sandy Loams Shallow | All other soils | Sands Sandy Loams Shallow | All other soils | All Soils | |
| Cattle slurry – Surface applied | 2 | 12 | Not incorporated | 1.6 | 20 | 30 (35) | 30 | 30 | 45 | 30 |
| Cattle slurry – Surface applied | 6 | 13 | Not incorporated | 2.6 | 20 | 25 (30) | 25 | 25 | 35 | 25 |
| Cattle slurry – Surface applied | 10 | 14 | Not incorporated | 3.6 | 20 | 20 (25) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Cattle slurry – ploughed in | 2 | 15 | Within 6 hrs | 1.6 | 20 | 35 (40) | 25 | 35 | 50 | N/A |
| Cattle slurry – ploughed in | 6 | 16 | Within 6 hrs | 2.6 | 20 | 30 (35) | 20 | 30 | 40 | N/A |
| Cattle slurry – ploughed in | 10 | 17 | Within 6 hrs | 3.6 | 20 | 25 (30) | 20 | 25 | 30 | N/A |
| Cattle slurry – Band-spread | 2 | 18 | Band-spread | 1.6 | 20 | 30 (35) | 30 | 30 | 50 | 40 |
| Cattle slurry – Band-spread | 6 | 19 | Band-spread | 2.6 | 20 | 25 (30) | 25 | 25 | 40 | 30 |
| Cattle slurry – Band-spread | 10 | 20 | Band-spread | 3.6 | 20 | 20 (25) | 20 | 20 | 30 | 25 |
| Cattle slurry – shallow injected | 2 | 21 | Shallow injected | 1.6 | 20 | 30 (35) | 35 | 35 | 55 | 45 |
| Cattle slurry – shallow injected | 6 | 22 | Shallow injected | 2.6 | 20 | 25 (30) | 30 | 30 | 45 | 35 |
| Cattle slurry – shallow injected | 10 | 23 | Shallow injected | 3.6 | 20 | 20 (25) | 25 | 25 | 35 | 30 |
| Separated – Strainer box | * | 24 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Separated – Weeping wall | * | 25 | Select from above | 3 | *Use the appropriate values for 2% dry matter cattle slurry | *Use the appropriate values for 2% dry matter cattle slurry | *Use the appropriate values for 2% dry matter cattle slurry | *Use the appropriate values for 2% dry matter cattle slurry | *Use the appropriate values for 2% dry matter cattle slurry | *Use the appropriate values for 2% dry matter cattle slurry |
| Separated – Mechanical | * | 26 | 4 | |||||||
| Dirty Water | 0.5 | 27 | Not incorporated | 0.5 | 20 | 35 (40) | 35 | 35 | 50 | 30 |
| Pig slurry – surface applied | 2 | 28 | Not incorporated | 3.0 | 25 | 35 (40) | 403535 | 40 | 55 | 55 |
| Pig slurry – surface applied | 4 | 29 | Not incorporated | 3.6 | 25 | 30 (35) | 3530 | 35 | 50 | 50 |
| Pig slurry – surface applied | 6 | 30 | Not incorporated | 4.4 | 25 | 25 (30) | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 |
| Pig slurry – ploughed in | 2 | 31 | Within 6 hrs | 3.0 | 25 | 45 (50) | 30452525 | 50 | 65 | N/A |
| Pig slurry – ploughed in | 4 | 32 | Within 6 hrs | 3.6 | 25 | 40 (45) | 2540 | 45 | 60 | N/A |
| Pig slurry – ploughed in | 6 | 33 | Within 6 hrs | 4.4 | 25 | 40 (45) | 2540 | 40 | 55 | N/A |
| Pig slurry – Band-spread | 2 | 34 | Band-spread | 3.0 | 25 | 35 (40) | 4040 | 40 | 60 | 60 |
| Pig slurry – Band-spread | 4 | 35 | Band-spread | 3.6 | 25 | 35 (40) | 3535 | 35 | 55 | 55 |
| Pig slurry – Band-spread | 6 | 36 | Band-spread | 4.4 | 25 | 30 (35) | 3530 | 35 | 50 | 50 |
| Pig slurry – shallow injected | 2 | 37 | Shallow injected | 3.0 | 25 | 40 (45) | 454040 | 45 | 65 | 65 |
| Pig slurry – shallow injected | 4 | 38 | Shallow injected | 3.6 | 25 | 35 (40) | 4035 | 40 | 60 | 60 |
| Pig slurry – shallow injected | 6 | 39 | Shallow injected | 4.4 | 25 | 35 (40) | 4035 | 34 | 55 | 55 |
| Mechanical separator | ** | 40 | Select from above | 3.6 | **Use the appropriate value for 2% dry matter pig slurry | **Use the appropriate value for 2% dry matter pig slurry | **Use the appropriate value for 2% dry matter pig slurry | **Use the appropriate value for 2% dry matter pig slurry | **Use the appropriate value for 2% dry matter pig slurry | **Use the appropriate value for 2% dry matter pig slurry |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | ||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | ||||||||
| Type of livestock manure | Percentage content of nitrogen taken up by crop until and including 31 December 2011 | Percentage content of nitrogen taken up by crop on and from 1st January 2012 | ||||||||
| Cattle slurry | 20% | 35% | ||||||||
| Pig slurry | 25% | 45% | ||||||||
| Poultry manure or litter | 20% | 30% | ||||||||
| Solid manure | 10% | 10% |
SCHEDULE 4 — Maximum quantities of organic manure with high available nitrogen content which may be applied during periods set out in regulation 21
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Organic manure | Maximum quantities which may be applied |
| Manures and fertilisers with high available nitrogen content, other than poultry manure | 30 metres³/ha |
| Poultry manure | 5 tonnes/ha |
Signed
RICHARD LOCHHEAD — A member of the Scottish Executive — 2008-09-04
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), and the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) (“the 2006 Act”), section 27(1). The functions conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) were, so far as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act.
[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2003/51.
[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2003/169.
[^f00004]: S.S.I. 2002/276.
[^f00005]: S.S.I. 2002/546.
[^f00006]: 2003 asp 11.
[^f00007]: 2003 asp 3.
[^f00008]: O.J. No. L 375, 31.12.91, p.1.
[^f00009]: S.S.I. 2000/323 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00010]: S.I. 1994/1056 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00011]: Designated as a nitrate vulnerable zone by regulation 3 of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/276).
[^f00012]: Designated as a nitrate vulnerable zone either by regulation 3 of S.S.1. 2002/276 or regulation 3 of S.S.I. 2002/546.
[^f00013]: The Scottish Land Court, established by section 3 of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911, and continued in being under section 1 of the Scottish Land Court Act 1993 (c. 45).
Storage of livestock manure (other than slurry)
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