tailieunhanh - The impact of EU directives on N-management in dairy farming

Each unit consist of one to two weeks work and include an introduction, objectives, reading materials, exercises, conclusion, summary, tutor marked assignment (TMAs) and marking scheme, references and other resources. The unit directs you to work on exercises related to the required reading. In general this exercise questions you on the material you have just covered or required you to apply it in some way and thereby, help you to gauge your progress and to reinforce your comprehension of the material. Together with tutor-marked assignments, these exercises will assist you in achieving the stated learning objectives of. | The impact of EU directives . on N-management in dairy farming SMrednex-------------------------- Frans Aarts Wageningen-UR NL Innovative and practical management approaches to reduce nitrogen excretion by ruminants European dairy farming is intensive REDN EX---------------------------------- s_ Situated in densely populated areas High land prices high milk production ha High demands for high quality feed High inputs of fertilizers and concentrates Feed en fertilizer suppliers nowadays are the main farm advisers Inputs higher than profitable for the farmer N-balance common NL-dairy farm 1998 kg ha REDNEX- Input purchases Output sales concentrates 131 milk 70 forage 8 animals 12 Mineral fertilizers 240 slurry exported 0 TOTAL 378 TOTAL 82 surplus .