Baltic Manure. Baltic Forum for Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Manure Management

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1 Baltic Manure Baltic Forum for Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Manure Management Judith Schick, Silvia Haneklaus and Ewald Schnug Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Julius Kühn Institut, Braunschweig, Germany Best Solutions for the Baltic Sea 2-4 May, Goslar

2 The Baltic Sea is one most polluted marine bodies of the world! Phosphorus concentration (source: Helcom) Nitrogen concentration (source: Helcom) Agriculture is the main source of P and N inputs to the Baltic Sea accounting for about 50% of the total diffuse loads (Kauranne & Kemppainen-Mäkelä, 2011)

3 Nutrient surpluses are a major problem on big farm enterprises and P loads need to be reduced by 15,250 t or 42% P annually according to the Baltic Sea Action Plan to improve the water quality of the Baltic Sea! Conventional broiler production Organic broiler farming

4 EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region 2009 Action Plan 1. Improve the environmental state of the Baltic Sea Region, especially of the Sea 2. Make the Baltic Sea Region a more prosperous place by supporting balanced economic development across the region Flagship project: Forum for inventive and sustainable manure processing (Baltic Manure) 3. Make the Baltic Sea Region a more accessible and attractive place for both its inhabitants and for tourists 4. Make the Baltic Sea Region a safer and more secure place

5 Manure: problematic or valuable resource? A potential problem Large livestock units and regionally intensive production 1320 large IPPC-regulated farms (pigs /poultry) in the BSR (EU MS) High amount of nutrients have to be distributed A potential solution Processing of manure more cost-effective in large units Concentration of nutrients (water removal) Separation of nutrient fractions (N, P) Recirculation of P Production of renewable energy

6 Overall objectives of Baltic Manure Turning manure problems into business opportunities Improving knowledge about manure handling and use Stimulating technology development and marketing Providing policy recommendations Acting as a forum for all stakeholders to improve manure handling and use Contributing to the overall strategic goal of the programme: To make the Baltic Sea Region an attractive place to invest, work and live in

7 Partners Total project budget: 3.7 million Duration JTI - Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering LTC AB/Enterprise Europe Network Agro Business Park A/S Aarhus University University of Southern Denmark University of Rostock Innovation and Education Centre Hohen Luckow IBZ, German Biogas Association Green Federation GAJA Finnish Environment Institute University of Helsinki MTT Agrifood Research Finland (Lead) Turku Science Park Ltd Estonian University of Life Sciences Estonian Research Institute of Agriculture Latvia University of Agriculture Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry University of Gdansk, POMCERT Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants

8 The flagship project Baltic Manure

9 Objectives of WP 4 Guidelines for a demand-driven use of mineral and organic phosphorus (P) on agricultural fields will be developed: Comparability of different extraction methods used in the BSR Assessing the site-specific optimum P status of soils to satisfy the P demand of crops Development of algorithms to match small-scale spatial variation of plant available P in soils with variable fertiliser rates Defining standards for recycled P products with view to P speciation in order to be suitable for fertilisation Extending the already existing data base for mineral, organic and recycled fertiliser products

10 The non-renewable resource P Worldwide P reserves are limited - a sustainable use of P on a global scale is of major relevance!

11 Approaches for substantially improving the use of P in agriculture P-efficient crop plants Targeted P nutrition of livestock Closed P-cycle on farms Site-specific P management Safe recycled & new P fertilizer materials

12 Baltic Manure will establish norms for recycled manure-based P products with a special view to P speciation and site-specific fertiliser management! (Processed) farmyard manure & slurry Processed materials from biogas production Processed sewage sludge ashes Processed meat and bone meal

13 Baltic Manure for 100% zero! - No P surplus with fertiliser rates - No avoidable P losses - No non-plant available P species

14 Thank you for your attention!