The application of humic acids to the soil is a way to supply organic matter, without supplying additional nitrogen and phosphorus, which is disadvantageous for farmers under the current manure legislation, since this imposes a threshold for the entry of nitrogen and phosphorus.
Humic acids stimulate the binding of K, Mg, Na, Ca and trace elements to the soil complex, causing the soil to supply more nutrients to the plant roots. umic acids fix iron and calcium particles, preventing these to fix phosphorus. This enables the release of phosphorus for take up by plant roots.
Purpose of the Technology: Increasing grass yield and nutritional value of grass.
Establishment / maintenance activities and inputs: Solution is applied with a tractor sprayer approximately 33 metres apart. Only small strips are applied as this is a test by farmers. Strips are shifted and rotated each year. They spray with a density of 60 L/ha. Width of strip is only the width of the sprayer.
Natural / human environment: Humic acid is a by-product of the water company's treatment of drinking water.
Lugar: Haarlo - Oude Eibergen, Gelderland, Países Bajos
No. de sitios de Tecnología analizados:
Difusión de la Tecnología: distribuida parejamente sobre un área (approx. < 0.1 km2 (10 ha))
¿En un área de protección permanente?:
Fecha de la implementación: hace menos de 10 años (recientemente)
Tipo de introducción
Especifique insumo | Unidad | Cantidad | Costos por unidad (Euro) | Costos totales por insumo (Euro) | % de los costos cubiertos por los usuarios de las tierras |
Equipo | |||||
Machine use | ha | 1,0 | 36,17 | 36,17 | 50,0 |
Fertilizantes y biocidas | |||||
Humic acid | ha | 1,0 | 140,43 | 140,43 | |
Indique los costos totales para mantenecer la Tecnología | 176.6 | ||||
Costos totales para mantener la Tecnología en USD | 187.87 |
Estimated. Not measured or proven.
Estimated. Not measured or proven.
Humic acids are provided by the company Triferto. In the future this will be on commercial basis.
Created farmer's foundation
Farmers understanding ecological impacts of farming practices, dairy farmers have learned more about soil health.
Farmers collaborating with water company.
Expected. Not proven yet.
Expected. Not proven yet.
Expected. Not proven yet.
Expected. Not proven yet.
Expected. Not proven yet.