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- **Challenge Addressed** The increasing cost, regulation and environmental damage mean UK farmers desperately need new alternatives to traditional soil-applied, overseas-derived Nitrogen and Phosphate fertilisers. * **Economic:** Nitrogen fertilisers costs have increased by 80% since 2000, whilst Phosphate fertilisers costs have increased by 70% since 2000\. * **Efficacy:** The average uptake rate for soil-applied Nitrogen fertilisers is only 30-50%, whilst leaching leads to 10-30% loss of applied nitrogen. * **Environmental:** Excessive Nitrogen&Phosphate fertiliser use contributes to the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ammonia, exacerbating air pollution and climate change. DEFRA's Sustainable Farming Incentive targets these reductions. **Impact** On average, soil-applied nitrogen fertilisers emit approximately 2-3 kg of NOx and 1-2 kg of ammonia per hectare annually. This results in an annual emission of 4-6 million kg of NOx and 2-4 million kg of ammonia from wheat and maize cultivation alone. Innovative alternatives are urgently needed. **Solution** Development of a new lower-volume, higher-efficacy, zero-scorch foliar nitrogen and phosphate fertiliser, combined with a unique 97% net-zero soil applied organic fertiliser and soil conditioner from upcycled waste and enhanced with biostimulants to reduce the overall Nitrogen & Phosphate required by both wheat and maize between 30-50% in volume without loss of yield or quality, improving sustainability.