Concern over decline of liming

The British Survey of Fertiliser Practice* suggests that the steady decline in agricultural land area receiving lime in Britain appears to be reversing.

However, the survey also concludes that this area is still considerably less than that calculated to require liming. In addition, it states the principle causes of acidification have not lessened, and it is reasonable to believe that significant areas of arable land, and more particularly grassland, are at a pH level which could limit productivity.

*Organised and jointly funded by the Fertiliser Manufacturers' Association (FMA), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Scottish Executive Rural Affairs.

LimeX

Proven over more than 70 years, LimeX is an easily spreadable, high-quality liming material ideal for the correction of soil acidity and general conditioning. It is suitable for agriculture, brownfield restoration and the built environment.

Benefits

The proven benefits of LimeX:

The unique benefits of LimeX have been proven in agricultural use over more than 80 years. More recently, its advantages have been demonstrated in other sectors including brownfield development and the built environment:

Optimises pH to maximise yields and profitability
Rapidly corrects soil acidity for better return on expenditure
Persistent pH control for better return on expenditure
Supplies useful plant nutrients
Improves soil structure at higher rates
Compatiblity with organic systems

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Unique Product Features

Very fine particle size - ensures fast-acting and lasting ph correction
Dry substance level - minimises dust when spreading
Nutrient content - provides useful contribution to soil fertility
Organic approval - via the Soil Association
Storage robustness - offers on-farm flexibility

Nutrients

A unique advantage of LimeX70, and an important one regarding overall farm costs, is the value of the nutrients integral in the product.

The information below shows the minimum levels for three important nutrients and their value to your enterprise using the Fertiliser Manual (RB209 8th Edition 2010) as a guide.

Nutrient	LimeX70 (kg/tonne)	LimeX45 (kg/tonne)
Total P₂O₅	10	7
Total MgO	7	5
Total SO₃	9	6

Cereals, Sugar Beet, Oil Seed, Grassland

At an application rate of 5 tonne/ hectare (2t/ acre) of LimeX70 [ 7t/ hectare (3t/ acre) for LimeX45 ] the combined value of these integral nutrients is around £80 per hectare (inclusive of the savings in applying individual nutrients).

Clubroot

At an application rate of 10 tonne/ hectare (4t/acre) of LimeX70 [ 14t/ hectare (6t/ acre) for LimeX45 ] the combined value of these integral nutrients is now around £145 per hectare (inclusive of the savings in applying individual nutrients)