Lords committee hears from Tom Bradshaw about the use of nitrogen in agriculture
Monday 3 March 2025
The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee continues its inquiry into the efficient use and management of reactive nitrogen by hearing about the use of nitrogen in agriculture from a number of witnesses including Tom Bradshaw, President of the National Farmers Union.
The session will start at 10am on Wednesday 5 March in Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster and can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV.
Giving evidence at 10am on innovative farming methods and fertiliser application
Techniques will be:
- Jerry Alford, Arable and Soils Advisor, Soil Association;
- Peter Cowlrick, Technical Director, CCC Agronomy; John Williams, Principal Soil Scientist, ADAS;
- John Williams, Principal Soil Scientist, ADAS.
Giving evidence at 10.45am on costs and incentives for large-scale application will be:
- Tom Bradshaw, President, National Farmers Union (NFU);
- Martin Lines, Chief Executive Officer, Nature Friendly Farming Network.
Members are expected to ask questions on:
- nitrogen management approaches and practices;
- catchment sensitive farming schemes and river basin management plans;
- effectiveness of nature based approaches to reducing nutrient pollution compared to technical ones;
- regulation;
- moving towards greater reliance on recycled nutrients;
- the role for supermarket and suppliers in supporting a reduction in nitrogen pollution.
The call for evidence for the inquiry is open until Friday 7 March 2025. Details how to submit evidence is on the Committee’s website.
