The Council of Ministers approved this Tuesday, at the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, a royal decree that incorporates New rules and simplification of some regulations regarding the sustainable nutrition of agricultural soilssuch as extending the period during which manure stacking is permitted from five to ten days, which can be extended to 20 days if the material is composted or digested.
Likewise, also It includes a relaxation of the obligations related to the use of manure, fertilizers and other organic materials and adds new waste to the list of accepted waste.This measure was included in the agreement signed by the Ministry of Agriculture and the organizations Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) and Union of Farmers and Ranchers Unions last April.
Besides, Certain incentives are included for the use of the digital notebookwhich will no longer be mandatory, and details the information on the fertilization plan, which must be included in the operating notebook, such as the determination of the dose.
The royal decree also includes a Clearer wording of provisions on ammonia emission reductionwhich takes into account other technologies that reduce the risk of leaching (extraction of a substance from a solid material). Also, The deadline for burying manure and other organic materials is extended to 24 hours.
Finally, the Government explained This new regulation responds to the commitment to advance in the rational fertilization of crops with the strategic objective of increase or maintain productivity of agricultural lands and pointed out that it also seeks reduce the environmental impact of the application of fertilizer products, in line with the objectives of the European ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy.
