Report from Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen Nick Hutchings

Madrid March 2014 Expert Panel on Mitigation of Agricultural Nitrogen Main TFRN meeting Expert Panel on Nitrogen Budgets

Good Agricultural Practice Documents Describe methods for reducing losses of nitrogen (including ammonia) Sections Feeding practices Livestock housing Manure storage Manure application Farm nitrogen budgets

Expert Panel on Nitrogen Budgets Mainly focussed on national nitrogen budgets Mainly, but not exclusively, agriculture Development of a tool to create budget projections Some confusion about purpose of farm nitrogen budgets To advise farmers? To permit Parties to show progress to reduce nitrogen losses

Main TFRN meeting nitrogen (including ammonia) Sections Feeding practices Livestock housing Manure storage Manure application Farm nitrogen budgets