1. 1 Best practice – Agriculture and water quality in Norway Inga Greipsland Bioforsk

2. 2 Outline Agriculture in Norway The agriculture mitigation measure catalogue –Mitigation measures –Laws and subsidies –Useful tools

3. 3 Agriculture in Norway

4. 4 Agriculture and water quality

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6. 6 Monitoring

7. 7 www.bioforsk.no/agri_measures The agriculture mitigation measure catalogue

8. 8 1. Which mitigation measures? Reduced tillageBuffer zones Sedimentation pondsReduced P fertilization

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11. 11 Reduced tillage Autumn ploughing Spring ploughing

12. 12 Reduced fertilization

13. 13 Sedimentation Infiltration Plant uptake Buffer zones Retention of surface waters under ideal conditions

14. 14 2. Web-based cost-effect calculator

15. 15 3. Economic insentives

16. 16 4. Laws and regulations Photo: Erling Fløistad Regional environmental programs

17. 17 5. Tools for planning Erosion risk map Map P-soil status Simple models Cost effect calculator Fertilization Handbook Monitoring

18. 18 Bioforsk Research Runoff plots Models Monitoring Grassed waterways

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