Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) Key Dates

Make sure you keep to Nitrate Vulnerable Zone rules by following the dates below for applications of organic manure with a high, readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) and manufactured nitrogen fertilisers.

1st August – Start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high, readily available nitrogen content to tillage land on shallow or sandy soils, except where crops will be sown on or before 15th September.

1st September - Start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high, readily available nitrogen content to grassland on shallow or sandy soils. This is also the start of the closed period for applying manufactured nitrogen fertilisers to tillage land.

15th September - Start of the closed period for applying manufactured nitrogen fertilisers to grassland.

16th September - Start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high, readily available nitrogen content to tillage land on shallow or sandy soils that have been sown with crops on or before 15th September.

If you need any guidance or support with NVZ’s, please call Emily on 07944 680469 or e-mail emilywynder@fcgagric.com