Agricultural Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Protection in the Midwest
This publication is a resource that nutrient management planners can use to understand the risk of P delivery to surface waters, assessment of this risk, and P management options for re ...
Phosphorus Losses to Surface Water
Increased concentration of livestock and concerns for manure and fertilizer phosphorus (P) management present producers with the challenge of understanding P losses to surface waters. T ...
Managing Manure P to Protect Water Quality
Manure is an excellent phosphorus fertilizer and can be used to meet the phosphorus needs of the crop. Application of manure according to nitrogen needs often results in over-applicatio ...
LPES Lesson 34: Phosphorus Management for Agriculture and the Environment
This lession will assist the reader to: Recognize the role of phosphorus (P) in controlling eutrophication. Identify what happens to P in soil when it is added via manure and fertilizer ...
Best Management Practices for Phosphorus
Phosphorus (P) is essential for crop growth and economically viable yields. In some cases, however, phosphorus can move into surface waters and cause impairments of normal uses. Water-q ...
Agricultural Phosphorus and Water Quality
Does phosphorus reduce water quality? Is the problem nitrogen or phosphorus? What fields and practices cause high phosphorus in agricultural runoff? How can farmers protect our water qu ...