Seminar on nitrogen fertilisation in vulnerable intensive irrigation areas

The LIFE Environment projects NITRATES (LIFE10 ENV/ES/000478) and sigAGROasesor (LIFE11 ENV/ES/000641) will organise a technical seminar on nitrogen fertilisation in irrigated areas.

The seminar, which is targeted at all professionals dealing with nitrates in the agriculture sector, will present preliminary results, tools and best practices developed by the two projects.

The NITRATES project aims to improve knowledge of the impact of farming and cattle-raising on nitrate contamination of waters and to define and promote best practices to reduce this. The seminar will include a presentation of the project’s preliminary results on lixiviation and the efficient use of nitrogen in agriculture, as well as its recommendations for good practices on the use of nitrogen in vulnerable intensive irrigation areas.

LIFE sigAGROasesor seeks to help farmers and farm managers achieve the most efficient and sustainable production of crops. This is being achieved through the development of an online tool capable of displaying customised recommendations for extensive agriculture, in real time, and for specific areas of cultivation, on the basis of a series of detailed variables and values. The Pamplona seminar will include a demonstration of this tool.

For registration and more information on the seminar, please contact Ms Isabel Gárriz: igarriz@intiasa.es

Agenda (document in Spanish)