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.
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.
The LimeX business has a carbon footprint of 2 kgCO2 per tonne of product. This is an apportioned estimate based on British Sugar's total UK factory emissions. The company's stategy is to continually evaluate technological and process development in order to reduce its overall emissions.
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The fundamental core of LimeX's business is one of sustainability both in its manufacture and its usage. By recycling the limestone used in the processing of the sugar beet at British Sugar's factories it ensures a valuable resource is used in a sustainable way.
The British beet sugar industry aims to transform all of its inputs into sustainable products:
The following illustration shows a schematic overview of British Sugar's sustainable operations - click here to enlarge it.
More information on British Sugar's environmental policies can be found at www.britishsugar.co.uk
