Total nitrogen spread on a holdingU.K.
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12.—(1) The occupier of a holding must ensure that the total amount of nitrogen spread on a crop or group of crops specified in the table in paragraph (4) does not exceed the figure specified in the second column in any twelve-month period, adjusted as specified in the notes and multiplied by the total area in hectares of the crop or group sown on the holding.
(2) The “total amount of nitrogen” means the total of—
(a)the amount of nitrogen from manufactured nitrogen fertiliser, and
(b)the amount of nitrogen available for crop uptake from organic manure in the growing season in which it is spread (calculated in accordance with regulation 14).
(3) This regulation is subject to regulation 13 and applies irrespective of the figure given in the fertilisation plan.
(4) This is the table referred to in paragraph (1)—
Crop | Permitted amount of nitrogen (kg) | Standard yield (tonne/ha) |
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Autumn or early winter sown wheat | 220 | 8 |
Spring-sown wheat | 180 | 7 |
Winter barley | 180 | 6.5 |
Spring barley | 150 | 5.5 |
Winter oilseed rape | 250 | 3.5 |
Sugar beet | 120 | n/a |
Potatoes | 270 | n/a |
Forage maize | 150 | n/a |
Field beans | 0 | n/a |
Peas | 0 | n/a |
Grass | 300 | n/a |
Asparagus, carrots, radishes, swedes (individually or in combination) | 180 | n/a |
Celery, courgettes, dwarf beans, lettuce, onions, parsnips, runner beans, sweetcorn, turnips (individually or in combination) | 280 | n/a |
Beetroot, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, calabrese, cauliflower, leeks (individually or in combination) | 370 | n/a |