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Opening of the conference and introduction to AGWAPLAN

Opening of the conference and introduction to AGWAPLAN. Carl Åge Pedersen, Director, Danish Agricultural Advisory Service Troels Lund Poulsen, Minister of Environment Tommy Mostrup, Director Environment Center Århus Irene Wiborg, Project manager for AGWAPLAN. Introduction to AGWAPLAN.

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Opening of the conference and introduction to AGWAPLAN

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  1. Opening of the conference and introduction to AGWAPLAN Carl Åge Pedersen, Director, Danish Agricultural Advisory Service Troels Lund Poulsen, Minister of Environment Tommy Mostrup, Director Environment Center Århus Irene Wiborg, Project manager for AGWAPLAN

  2. Introduction to AGWAPLAN Irene Wiborg Danish Agricultural Advisory Service Project manager for AGWAPLAN

  3. AGWAPLAN- AGriculture and WAter PLAN Find solutions to allow room for farming as well as for a cleaner water environment in the future. Two key words: • Cooperation • Voluntary implementation Production Environment

  4. Who are part of AGWAPLAN? The project participants are: • 22 farmers in 3 project areas • 3 farmer’s associations • The Danish Agricultural Advisory Centre, National Centre • 4 municipalities • Environmental Centre Aarhus • The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University

  5. Project Environmental objectives– maximum load of N og P. Methods and models are developed and tested. Integrated advising Better dialogue between environmental authorities and farmers. GAP-manual, testing new measures. Guidelines for the municipalities and agricultural advising

  6. Three Pilot Areas in AGWAPLAN Hinnerup – drinking water Norsminde Fjord Lake Ravn

  7. The environmental goals acording to the AGWAPLAN Lake Ravn (preliminary objective) Norsminde Fjord (preliminary objective) Hinnerup (drinking water) 1,3 t P 0,75 t P 129 t N 65 t N 7,1 t N 4,5 t N Reduction: 42% Reduction: 50% Reduction: 36%

  8. IntegratedAdvising • How does the cooperation between environmental authorities and farmers work? • Tools used in Integrated Advising • Manual for Integrated Advising, • Good Agricultural Practice Manual, • Data Information System

  9. GOALS Farmer’s STRATEGY NOW! Environ- mental strategy Commu- nication strategy Finansial strategy HR strategy GOALS Authorities’ STRATEGY NOW! Farmers Commu- nication Finansial Models The challenge

  10. Tools Concept for Integrated Advising on farm level and on catchment level GAP (Good Agricultural Practice-manual) DIS (Data Information System)

  11. GAP-catalogue Measures developed in cooperation between agriculture and authorities. Approximately 80 methods for reducing N and P

  12. Field Management Map Online PDA Advisor DIS Environmental Authorities Retailers

  13. How can we achieve a good environmentalstatus with success for society and farmers? • Involve and motivate the farmers from day 1 and through the whole process • The farmer needs to understand the environmental challenge for the farm • Process where production, water, (nature, air and soil) are dealt with at the same time • Co-operation creates cost effective benefits for environment

  14. If these conditions are fulfilled, then

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