SCHEDULE
Regulation 8
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE 1A
Regulations 4A and 4B
Enhanced nutrient management requirements
(1) Application of Schedule 1A
The following enhanced nutrient management requirements apply to the occupier of a qualifying grassland holding intending during the relevant period to apply to the holding, whether directly by an animal or by spreading, a total amount of nitrogen in grazing livestock manure which exceeds 170 kg multiplied by the area of the holding in hectares.
(2) Interpretation
In this Schedule—
“soil phosphorus index” (“mynegai ffosfforws priddmynegai ffosfforws pridd”) means a reference to the index number assigned to the soil in accordance with Table 1 of this Schedule, to indicate the level of phosphorus available from the soil;“soil sampling analysis” (“dadansoddiad samplu pridddadansoddiad samplu pridd”) means analysis of a soil sample carried out by a soil testing laboratory to analyse soils for phosphorus.
(3) Livestock manure to be applied to the holding during relevant period
The occupier must ensure that the only livestock manure to be applied to the holding during the relevant period, whether directly by an animal or by spreading, is manure produced by the livestock on the holding.
(4) Soil sampling analysis
(1) The occupier must, for the purposes of determining the soil phosphorus index for each area of the holding with the same cropping regime, nutrient management regime and soil type, undertake soil sampling analysis of at least every five hectares of the agricultural area of the holding with the same cropping regime, nutrient management regime and soil type.
(2) An occupier may rely on the results of previous soil sampling analysis of the agricultural area of the holding with the same cropping regime, nutrient management regime and soil type for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), provided such sampling analysis was carried out within the period beginning with 1 January 2020 and ending with 31 December 2023.
(3) Where phosphorus soil sampling analysis of the agricultural area of the holding with the same cropping regime, nutrient management regime and soil type has not been carried out within the period referred to in sub-paragraph (2), such sampling analysis must be undertaken within the period beginning with 1 January 2024 and ending with 30 March 2024.
(5) Determining the soil phosphorus index
The occupier must determine the soil phosphorus index for each area of the holding with the same cropping regime, nutrient management regime and soil type by using the results from the soil sampling analysis under paragraph 4 and the values in the following table.
Table 1 – Phosphorus index
Phosphorus index |
Phosphorus (P) mg/L Olsen (P) |
0 |
0-9 |
1 |
10-15 |
2 |
16-25 |
3 |
26-45 |
4 |
46-70 |
5 |
71-100 |
6 |
101-140 |
7 |
141-200 |
8 |
201-280 |
9 |
Over 280 |
(6) Planning the spreading of phosphate fertiliser
In addition to the production of nitrogen spreading plans under regulation 6 (planning the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser) the occupier must, within the period beginning with 1 January 2024 and ending with 30 March 2024—
(a) calculate the optimum amount of phosphate fertiliser (kg) that should be spread on the crop during the...