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Compost use in agriculture
A three-year project investigating the use of compost derived from green waste will be completed in 2004. Preliminary benefits from using compost have already been demonstrated. The project is funded with landfill tax credits through the shanks.first fund with third party funding from the British Potato Council.
Improve your soil with compost and reap the rewards
Compost not only provides valuable organic matter but also acts as a slow release supply of nitrogen, phosphate, magnesium and sulphur and provides a readily available source of potash. The project is investigating, and finding, key additional benefits including:
• Increased soil organic matter,
• Increased water holding capacity,
• Increased soil available potassium and other nutrients,
• Stabilised soil pH,
• Improved soil biology with increased microbial activity,
• Compost working beneficially with fertilizer to improve nutrient use
and supply to the plant, and
• Increased yields.
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