Farmers  manage  and  control  many  aspects  of their business, while the weather, market changes, and the law are outside their control.This  means  that  the  full  effect  of  such tools  will  be  a  long-term  process  involving  both training and  more  studies  on manure  nutrient con-tent,  soil  nutrient storage  and  the  impact  of  farm practices on the movement of nutrients in different Polish soils in the prevailing climate conditions 2.The  advisors  need  to  be focused  not  only on  the short-term  (operational)  goals  of  their  clients,  but also on  longer  time perspectives  including but not restricted  to  sustainable  development  goals.There  are  a  number  of  external factors,  e.g.  availability  of  donor  funds,  agricultural policies,  agricultural  entities,  and  environmental  re-quirements  that  affect  the  implementation  of  pro-environmental  practices  and  significantly  impact  on a businessman's thinking  processes.Agricultural advisory in-stitutions should  be  sensitive  to all  aspects of sus-tainable agriculture and offer guidance and support in  all  activities  (training,  individual  visits,  group communications, etc.).It  needs to be  stressed  that sustainable  agri-culture requires a broader view and a system-wide thinking approach, not only on the farmers' side but also  on  the  part  of advisory  institutions and  other entities cooperating in the  rural  economy  and  agri-business.Farm-ers may be primarily guided by concrete benefits in terms of higher yields and increased subsidies while agencies also need to be sensitive to,  not  least,  the applicable regulations1.3.