Three benchmarks for effective Nutrient Management Plans

May 6, 2007:

In recent years, Nutrient Management Plans (NMPs) have been identified as a major tool in manure management. Although there is no one precise, prescribed way to develop a NMP, it should meet three basic objectives. It should help the producer:

Determine manure/fertilizer application rates by field
Identify sensitive or high-risk field areas
Determine management practices that can help control nutrient loss from agricultural land