Agricultural Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Protection in the Midwest

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Agricultural Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Protection in the Midwest

Title: Agricultural Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Protection in the Midwest

Authors: Charles Wortmann, Matt Helmers, Charles Barden, John Lory, John Holz, and John Kovar

Summary:

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 reducing this risk. It is targeted to U.S. EPA Region 7 comprised of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

Resource(s): Agricultural Phosphorus Management Regional Publication

A cooperative program consisting of the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and the Land Grant Colleges and Universities.

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- This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 2008-51130-19526.

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Agricultural Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Protection in the Midwest