04 Feb 2026 Gov.uk launch nutrient management planning tool

Good nutrient planning helps you get the best from your crops, keeps costs down and reduces harm to the environment.  To help with this task, Defra has developed an online tool with the independent provider of agricultural and environmental advice, ADAS (who created PLANET) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).  Farmers and advisers tested it on real farms over several months, helping shape a tool that works in practice.   Because it’s online, there’s nothing to install. Once you’ve set up your farm and fields and entered your soil type and soil analysis, the tool can pull in local data from your postcode automatically, including rainfall and altitude.  It then guides you to nutrient recommendations across a wide range of crops, land types and systems, helping you make well-informed decisions efficiently.  Read more and access the tool on this page.