# The Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 18: Crop management

Extent: N.I.

In having regard to these Regulations, the following principles of crop management shall apply:
(a) residues of crops harvested late, such as maize and potatoes, shall be left undisturbed until immediately prior to sowing the following Spring; and
(b) where grass leys are grown in rotation with arable crops the first crop should be sown as soon as possible after the grass has been ploughed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/489/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nitrates-action-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-18
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