Advanced manure standards for sustainable nutrient management and reduced emissions

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Date of latest update: 2023-11-06

Description

Description (EN):

Agriculture releases large amounts of nutrients into the Baltic Sea, with a significant amount of emissions from animal manure. In this project, policy makers, authorities, advisors, farmers and researchers create, test and implement tools to determine manure standards for farming practices and policy instruments. The new manure standards are to improve nutrient recycling and reduce nutrient inflow in the Baltic Sea. A reliable basis for better use of manure: Efficient management of manure is an important way to reduce nutrient loading to the Baltic Sea. Valuable manure nutrients should be recycled more effectively. Reliable information on manure quantity and quality is a prerequisite for resource-efficient manure management, fertilization and processing into new products. Baltic-wide cooperation for advanced manure standards: All Baltic Sea countries have own systems for determining manure quantity and quality. This results in variable, incomparable manure data across the region. The project MANURE STANDARDS develops new Baltic guidelines for manure data provision. They are to improve the comparability of manure data, transparency of the national systems, allowing the countries to learn from each other, and guarantee a level playing field for practical manure use and manure policies. The project also assesses the impact of using this new manure data on the environment and farm economy. Benefit to farmers, advisors, policymakers, research and business: The improved quality and the comparability of manure data allows for more precise manure fertilization plans and farm-level nutrient book keeping. It also serves as a tool towards more effective policy instruments directing manure use. Furthermore, this supports planning towards nutrient recycling via manure processing. Implementation in national actions results in enhanced manure nutrient recycling and reduced emission also in transnational scale.

Achievements (EN):

Tools for better handling manure: The partners helped farmers and their advisors use manure as a resource more wisely and efficiently on almost 100 farms in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden. Thanks to research, comparing samples and calculating manure content across the farms, the partners developed tools that can universally be applied in the region. Now, farmers and their advisors have the means to collect more precise manure data. Based on the data, they can better plan the fertilisation processes with manure on their farms, use the correct amount of the manure as a fertiliser and – in this way – cut costs on buying mineral fertilisers and reduce emissions into the environment. For example, thanks to a manure properties calculation tool, farmers in Estonia can now implement efficient fertilisation with manure and ensure adequate capacity for manure storage. Harmonanisation on the national level: The partners also helped agricultural and environmental authorities keep national and regional manure data updated. The data help shape manure-related policies and authoritative measures developed by the authorities in their daily work. Thanks to the project, in Sweden, it was agreed to use the new calculation tool developed by the project partners. In Latvia, national authorities decided to update sampling and analysis methodology to get more precise data on manure composition, including nutrient content. In Finland, the Finnish Food Authority and the authorities responsible for environmental permitting of animal farms started using the project tools as guidelines to improve the permitting and surveillance processes. The authorities in Estonia plan to change the regulation on manure data generation and turn the farm-level calculation tool into an official tool for measuring manure nutrients and emissions on farms. From local to pan-Baltic results: In the pan-Baltic context, based on the project results, the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) developed and adopted the recommendations on the use of national manure standards. These recommendations guide the Baltic Sea region countries to improve manure data by establishing as well as reviewing and updating the national standard values for manure. HELCOM also uses the project results in preparing a Baltic Sea Regional Nutrient Recycling Strategy. Thanks to the EUR 1.91 million support from the EU, the Interreg project Manure Standards delivered practical tools for effective manure management on a farm, regional, national and pan-Baltic levels. Researchers together with farmers and agricultural advisors from nine countries proved that manure management should be based on up-to-date data on manure quantity and composition. This is the way to maximise benefits manure brings as a valuable fertiliser and to minimise losses to the environment. http://interreg-baltic.eu/project/manure-standards/

Website: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/manure-standards/

Delivered Outputs (EN): Guidelines for manure sampling and analysis Guidelines for manure calculation Recommendations for using new manure tools Handbook on smart manure/nutrient use

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation Waste and pollution

Specific Objective: ‘Clear waters’: To increase efficiency of water management for reduced nutrient inflows and decreased discharges of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea and the regional waters based on enhanced capacity of public and private actors dealing with water quality issues

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06b) investing in the water sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis and to address needs, identified by the Member States, for investment that goes beyond those requirements

Partners (20)

Lead Partner: Luonnonvarakeskus Luke

Department: Bio-based Business and Industry

Address: Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.luke.fi

Total budget: EUR 410 394.31

ERDF budget: EUR 307 795.73

Instytut Uprawy Nawożenia i Gleboznawstwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

Name: Instytut Uprawy Nawożenia i Gleboznawstwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

Department: The Department of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization

Address: Czartoryskich 8 , 24-10 Puławy , Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.iung.pulawy.pl

Total budget: EUR 76 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 64 685.00

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB

Name: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB

Department: Agrifood and Bioscience

Address: Box 7033, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ri.se

Total budget: EUR 174 004.96

ERDF budget: EUR 130 503.72

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)

Name: Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)

Address: Katajanokanlaituri 6 B , FI-00160 Helsinki , Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://helcom.fi

Total budget: EUR 209 360.00

ERDF budget: EUR 157 020.00

Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas

Name: Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas

Department: Veterinary Academy

Address: Tilzes St. 18 , LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lsmuni.lt/en/

Total budget: EUR 86 437.50

ERDF budget: EUR 73 471.87

Estonian University of Life Sciences

Name: Estonian University of Life Sciences

Department: Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences; Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Address: Kreutzwaldi 1, 51014 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.emu.ee

Total budget: EUR 122 855.30

ERDF budget: EUR 104 427.00

Julius-Kühn-Institut (JKI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen

Name: Julius-Kühn-Institut (JKI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen

Department: Institute for Crop and Soil Science

Address: Bundesallee 50 , D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.julius-kuehn.de

Total budget: EUR 285 586.38

ERDF budget: EUR 214 189.78

Suomen ympäristökeskus SYKE

Name: Suomen ympäristökeskus SYKE

Department: Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production

Address: Mechelininkatu 34a , 00251 Helsinki , Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.syke.fi

Total budget: EUR 164 437.25

ERDF budget: EUR 123 327.93

Aarhus Universitet

Name: Aarhus Universitet

Department: Department of Animal Science

Address: Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.au.dk

Total budget: EUR 116 777.91

ERDF budget: EUR 87 583.43

Landbrug & Fødevarer, SEGES

Name: Landbrug & Fødevarer, SEGES

Address: Agro Food Park 15 , 8200 Aarhus N , Denmark

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.seges.dk

Total budget: EUR 56 522.00

ERDF budget: EUR 42 391.50

Jordbruksverket

Name: Jordbruksverket

Department: Plant and Enviroment Department

Address: Vallgatan 8 , 551 82 Jönköping , Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.jordbruksverket.se

Total budget: EUR 140 533.32

ERDF budget: EUR 105 399.99

Valsts augu aizsardzibas dienests

Name: Valsts augu aizsardzibas dienests

Address: Lielvardes street 36/38 , LV-1006 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.vaad.gov.lv

Total budget: EUR 200 000.60

ERDF budget: EUR 170 000.51

Eesti Taimekasvatuse Instituut

Name: Eesti Taimekasvatuse Instituut

Department: Agrotechnology department

Address: J. Aamisepa 1 , 48309 Jõgeva , Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.etki.ee

Total budget: EUR 103 602.50

ERDF budget: EUR 88 062.12

Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry

Name: Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry

Address: P.O. Box 510 , FIN-00101 Helsinki , Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.mtk.fi

Total budget: EUR 51 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 38 625.00

Centrum Doradztwa Rolniczego w Brwinowie

Name: Centrum Doradztwa Rolniczego w Brwinowie

Address: Pszczelinska 99 , 05-840 Brwinow , Poland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 94 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 79 900.00

Zemnieku Saeima

Name: Zemnieku Saeima

Address: Republikas laukums 2-916 , LV1010 Riga , Latvia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.zemniekusaeima.lv

Total budget: EUR 144 126.40

ERDF budget: EUR 122 507.44

Federal State Budget Scientific Institution “Institute for Engineering and Environmental Problems in Agricultural Production – IEEP, SUCCEEDED by PP20 (25.05.2018)

Name: Federal State Budget Scientific Institution “Institute for Engineering and Environmental Problems in Agricultural Production – IEEP, SUCCEEDED by PP20 (25.05.2018)

Address: 3, Filtrovskoje Shosse, p.o. Tiarlevo , 196625 Saint Petersburg , Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sznii.ru

Total budget: EUR 24 020.74

ENI budget: EUR 20 417.62

Государственное бюджетное профессиональное образовательное учреждение Псковской области "Псковский агротехнический колледж"

Name: Государственное бюджетное профессиональное образовательное учреждение Псковской области "Псковский агротехнический колледж"

Address: 24 Leningradskoe shosse , 180005 Pskov , Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.psksht.ru

Total budget: EUR 81 824.00

ENI budget: EUR 69 550.40

Interregional Public Organization "Society for Assistance of Sustainable Rural Development"

Name: Interregional Public Organization "Society for Assistance of Sustainable Rural Development"

Address: Filtrovskoe shosse,3, p.o. Tiarlevo , 196625 St.-Petersburg , Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ruraldev.ru

Total budget: EUR 168 306.00

ENI budget: EUR 143 060.10

n/a

Name: n/a

Department: Institute for Engineering and Environmental problems in Agricultural Production

Address: 3, Filtrovskoje Shosse, p.o. Tiarlevo , 196625 St. Petersburg, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.szni.ru

Total budget: EUR 154 727.01

ENI budget: EUR 131 517.95

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Project partner

Summary

Project name (EN): Advanced manure standards for sustainable nutrient management and reduced emissions

Project acronym: MANURE STANDARDS

Project start date: 2017-10-01

Project end date: 2019-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 865 116.18

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 274 437.09

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 79.40%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 909 891.02.
ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 364 546.07.

Third-country contribution: 182 273.03

Documents

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Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

Frontpage - Manure Standards

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/manure-standards/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/frontpage/

Advanced manure standards for sustainable nutrient management and reduced emissions - Interreg Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://projects.interreg-baltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/manure-standards/

Presentations

MANURE STANDARDS PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANURE DATA GENERATION AND USE

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Guidelines for manure sampling and analysis

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/manure-standards/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2018-11-06

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

HOW TO SUCCEED IN MANURE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS?

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF MANURE? Handbook on good manure management practices

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Manure sampling instructions

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/manure-standards/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Instructions for manure analysis

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Manure data collection - experiences from pilot farms

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Manure Calculation Tool

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Instructions for Using Regional Manure Calculation Tool

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Manure Properties Calculation Tool

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Instructions for Manure Properties Calculation Tool

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

Visiting a Manure Standards pilot farm

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-06-11

Languages: en

Manure sampling for nutrient content analysis

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-04-29

Languages: en

Studies / surveys

Template for a farm survey on manure management - Questionnaire for cattle farms

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Template for farm survey on manure management - Questionnaire for poultry farms

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Template for a farm survey on manure management - Questionnaire for swine farms

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Legislation and voluntary actions regulating manure fertilization in the Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Reports

Overview of calculation methods for the quantity and composition of livestock manure in the Baltic Sea region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

National Nutrient Balances in the Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Environmental impacts of using new manure tools

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Economic impacts of using manure tools

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Conclusions from Manure Standards national events

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects.luke.fi/manurestandards/en/results/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

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2023-06-16

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200 / 200 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 025 / 2 025 (100%)

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Advanced manure standards for sustainable nutrient management and reduced emissions

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