The Challenge of Nutrient Losses - Agroscope Supports Agricultural Practitioners

Graphic categories, in german (Agroscope, Blaise Demierre) Nutrient losses are a key topic for Swiss agriculture. Current Agroscope figures show that nitrogen and phosphorus losses have decreased by around 10 per cent since 2014/2016. Despite this, further efforts are needed to achieve the targets set by policy-makers. With a new series of factsheets, Agroscope is helping farmers improve nutrient efficiency and thereby reduce nutrient losses to the maximum extent possible. Phosphorus and nitrogen are lost in different forms into the agricultural system via soil, air and water. There are two adverse consequences to this. Firstly, farmers must supply or buy-in new nutrients.