Good Practice for Tackling Nitrate Pollution from Farms and Farmsteads

A field visit took place in Austria in October 2016. The main aim of the visit was to explore how measures at different levels (national and regional) are used to tackle diffuse pollution as well as experience regional differences, as the Austrian landscape, and hence agricultural structure, varies considerably between different regions.

This document collates examples of good practice for tackling diffuse nitrate pollution from farms & farmsteads. The purpose of the document is to present pragmatic methods which can contribute to limit nitrate leaching to the aquatic environment and thereby contribute to a higher level of compliance with the aims of the Nitrates Directive and Water Framework Directive.

This tool collates examples of good practices for tackling diffuse nitrate pollution from farms and farmsteads. The purpose of the document is to present pragmatic methods which can contribute to limiting nitrate leaching to the aquatic environment and thereby contribute to a higher level of compliance with the aim of the Nitrates Directive and Water Framework Directive.