Best management Practices Flashcards
What are best management practices
Advice to farmers on how to look after rovers near their land
What are the positives of bank side vegetation
Acts as a barrier to nutrients, pesticides and sediment
What does fencing of backside encourage
The development of vegetation and protection from wildlife
What does soil compaction increase
The amount of surface water runoff
Where should manure heaps be located
Away from runoff risk
Why should livestock not stand in rivers
Bacterial contamination
What are some positives of grazing near ditches
Removes excess cover and increasing flow
What size of buffer zone should be maintained around water courses
10 to 20 meter
When should pond management take place
Winter or autumn
What should be the maximum water depth of a scrape in the winter
500mm in the middle with 250mm on the outside
what pH are pine needles
3.2 -3.8
