creators_name: Fowler, Susan M
creators_name: Philipps, Lois
creators_name: Watson, Christine A
editors_name: Powell, Jane
editors_name: et al., 
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-10-17
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:32:21
metadata_visibility: show
title: Carrot or stick? – Would information concerning the economic value of nutrient losses, and their impact on food quality achieve greater environmental protection than regulation?

ispublished: pub
subjects: 2farming
subjects: farm_nutrient_management
full_text_status: public
keywords: Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR; nutrient loss; farmyard manure; financial costs; environmental costs; nutrient management
abstract: This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Organic standards have, since their origin (Soil Association 1967) required high standards of manure management, but in reality, these have not been implemented, possibly because of perceived costs of improved handling. However, a cost/benefit analysis of intermediate steps of nutrient conservation and manure handling may provide a practical solution, optimising retention of nutrients, financial and time inputs and environmental protection. Recent research on composting with conventional manures has quantified nutrient losses from heaps with different treatments (Parkinson et al, 2001). Financial and environmental costs and benefits of different management approaches are discussed.
date: 2002
date_type: published
publication: Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference
publisher: Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth
pagerange: 133-136
refereed: never
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citation: Fowler, Susan M; Philipps, Lois and Watson, Christine A (2002) Carrot or stick? – Would information concerning the economic value of nutrient losses, and their impact on food quality achieve greater environmental protection than regulation? UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Aberystwyth, 26-28 March 2002. In: Powell, Jane and et al., (Eds.) Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth, pp. 133-136.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/8381/1/fowler_Carrot_nutrient_losses.pdf