Why?
The EU Nitrates
Directive and the associated proposed action plan for Northern Ireland requires livestock
producers and associated industries continuing up the food chain, to act responsibly towards the environment
in the way they handle manure.
Detail
- More
than10 million
tonnes of manure produced by Northern Ireland livestock each year.
- Nitrates Directive
Action Program places restrictions on conventional land spreading of livestock manure.
- Need
to identify alternatives to current manure handling methods.
Result
- Improved,
new and novel technologies identified and fully documented in the EGAUM Report.
- Options
for On-farm and centralised
manure treatment plants given.
- Nutrient separation, recovery and utilisation method
examined.
- Environmentally
acceptable energy from manure systems detailed.
- Northern Ireland Agri-Food Industry
are considering
many options and recommendations contained in the EGUAM Report.
