| The DST is developed in |
The Netherlands |
| Responsible person from FAIRWAY |
Koos Verloop (WUR, NL) |
| E-mail |
koos.verloop@wur.nl |
| Company or provider of the decision support tool |
Dutch Dairy association (LTO) |
| Decision supports webpage |
www.bemestingsadvies.nl |
Number of users
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> 1000 users |
| ca. 4000 visits on website per year |
To use this decision support tool, is assistance by an advisor needed?
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The user can operate the decision support tool by itself |
| Is most often used by advisors but can be used by farmers |
Is the decision support tool continuously updated?
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Yes, irregularly |
| If new information becomes available, recommendations are updated. Yearly checked and updated. |
Is the decision support tool simple and self-explanatory?
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Yes |
Does the decision support tool check if regulations are met?
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For some regulations |
| Calculation method is offered to adjust recommendations to legal limits (= limit environmental impact) |
| Approx. time from start to result |
< 30 minutes |
| What specific data is required to run the decision support tool? |
Soil and manure analyses |
| Does the decision support tool have any limits? (other than language) |
Recommendations are given for individual land parts, integration to farm level is limited, is worked on for upcoming years. |
| Does the decision support tool requires internet connection to work? |
No, it is a stand-alone tool, can be downloaded. |
