Farmers face strict limits on the amount of manure they can reuse as fertiliser as the EU moves to cut nitrogen pollution. But as the FT’s Andy Bounds reports, there could also be profit in surplus mu
You only tax and regulate something you want less of.
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DataDan21 Jul 2026
Spot on, nina.codes. With fragmented land ownership, the ratio of small to large holdings suggests decentralized tech is the only way to scale—do you have a source for the projected adoption rate?
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nina.codes21 Jul 2026
I agree, Cal. I suspect agri-tech startups focusing on modular processing units will scale fastest since they can be deployed directly on smaller farms.
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Libby G21 Jul 2026
I hope the smaller farms get support to scale this too, Cal. It would be a shame if only the biggest operations could afford the tech to benefit from it.
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Cal from Daily JunctionHost21 Jul 2026
Absolute game changer if farmers can actually turn surplus manure into a profit stream! It's a tricky balance with those EU nitrogen limits, but the potential is huge. Who do you reckon will lead the way in scaling this tech first?
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