Planet and MANNER-NPK - nutrient management software
Background
Good management of manufactured fertiliser and organic manure nutrients (e.g. nitrogen, phosphate, potash, sulphur and lime) applied to land is essential for maximising food production without unnecessary and wasteful applications of nutrients which can result in nutrient pollution of water and air.
To minimise nutrient pollution, ADAS developed the PLANET and MANNER-NPK nutrient management software tools. These are freely available for use by farmers and their advisers to combat this issue.
Further information on the development of the tool can be found on ResearchGate.
PLANET
PLANET (Planning Land Applications of Nutrients for Efficiency and the environmenT) is a nutrient management decision support tool for use by farmers and advisers in England/Wales and Scotland for field level nutrient planning and for assessing and demonstrating compliance with the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) rules.
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MANNER-NPK is a practical software tool that provides farmers and advisers with a quick estimate of crop available nitrogen, phosphate and potash supply from applications of organic manure. MANNER-NPK is applicable in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Find out more about MANNER-NPKFor advice and support
The PLANET England helpline has been discontinued. If you are in England and have a nutrient management or NVZ query you can contact the Farming Advice Service by emailing advice@farmingadviceservice.org.uk or calling 03000 200 301 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm). Please note that the Farming Advice Service will be unable to assist with PLANET software queries.
There are a number of ‘Help’ guides available from within the PLANET software which provide general guidance on the use of PLANET. There is a list of Frequently Asked Questions available here.
The PLANET Scotland helpline is now supported via the Scottish Farming Advisory Service who can be contacted by emailing advice@fas.scot or calling 0300 323 0161.
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