The compatibility of agricultural production with respect for the environment is not always possible. However, The rice fields of the Bajo Guadalquivir are a good example of coexistence between agricultural ecosystems and natural spaces, where a number of protected species coexist in balance with a world-renowned rice agro-industry.
The Guadalquivir Marshes are considered a ideal habitat for feeding, protection and multiplication of birds for his situation adjacent to the Doñana National and Natural Park (Red natura 2000) and, therefore, cultivation tasks that do not affect their well-being and development are a priority.
Furthermore, the declaration of the Guadalquivir basin as a zone vulnerable to nitrate contamination, was a before and after in the rice fertilization and a new challenge for the sector. Facing the new sowing campaign, Herogra Fertilizers offers farmers the design of a subscriber plan fulfilling all the requirements for integrated production, a system that accommodates almost all of Seville’s rice production.
New range of fertilizers
Thus, the R + D + i department of this Andalusian family business, with more than a century of history, has developed the NEO range of fertilizers. These formulations have stabilized and optimized nitrogen, which «prevents the loss of nitrogen due to ammonia volatilization to the atmosphere, reducing the carbon footprint and allowing to control the supplied nitrogenous units ».
«In rice, nitrogen is the nutrient that most influences growth and development. The plant has two critical periods in which cannot be absent: the godson and the beginning of the reproductive phase. The number of potential grains per panicle and the yield they will have depends on them “, they point out from the company, dedicated to the production of custom fertilizers, with a wide catalog that includes liquids, solids and special products.
The range of Herogra NEO fertilizers fulfills a triple function: Environmental, with the reduction of both nitrogen and CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, also controlling the nitrogen used in areas vulnerable to nitrate pollution. Agronomic, al meet all nutritional needs throughout the crop cycle. Y economical, because the application of less kilos (but effective for the crop), facilitates the operation of the farmer, with a very uniform granulometry and ensures crop yield and integrated production.
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