Nutrient Management Standards:

Making Them Work Where We Work

Panel Discussion

April 3, 2013

From Waste to Worth

Denver, CO

Moderators

• Erin CortusAssistant Professor

and Environmental

Quality Engineer,

South Dakota State

University

• Nichole Embertson Nutrient Management

and Air Quality

Specialist, Whatcom

Conservation District,

Washington

Panel

• Laura Pepple, Livestock Extension Specialist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Melony Wilson, Animal and Dairy Science Public Service Representative, University of Georgia

• Bonda Habets, State Resource Conservationist, USDA-NRCS Washington State

• James Sharkoff, State Conservation Agronomist, USDA-NRCS Colorado State

Panel or Moderator Representation

Email Correspondence

Panel Extends Beyond This Room…

What role does the NRCS 590

Nutrient Management Standard

play in your state?

Panel Question

How did your state consider and

develop revisions to the

National 590 Standard?

Panel Question

What does your state use for a

P-index and why?

Panel Question

What does your state use for a

nitrogen leaching index, and

why?

Panel Question

Does your state have any

unique options for winter

spreading and why?

Panel Question

Does your state have any

unique plans for air quality?

Panel Question

What type of nutrient

management planning tool is

used by your state’s producers

and why?

Panel Question

What are the needs for the next

iteration of the 590? What are

the future issues that will come

up in the next 590?

Panel Question

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projects

Research Opportunities

Name

Affiliation/State

Contact Email

April 3, 2013

From Waste to

Worth

Denver, CO

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT:

MAPPING OUT FUTURE

RESEARCH

OPPORTUNITIES

Informal Group Discussion

1.Phosphorous Index

2.Nitrate Leaching Index

3.Air Quality Assessment and

Planning

4.Winter Application

5.Matching the Tool with the User* National Project/Collaboration

590 RESEARCH TOPIC NEEDS

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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

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Affiliation/State

Contact Email

1. PHOSPHOROUS INDEX

Interpretation and implementation

Better determination/definition of low, high, very high, etc. based on Regions

Need better area resolution between and within States

What is the "no application" rate?

In what cases is P not a problem?

What about fields without water around? What is threshold? Issues?

P leaching? Should we be looking at this in certain climates? Soil types?

P analysis methods - not comparable, variable. Need better consistency, guidelines on when to choose which test, and limitations for each test value.

Few individual State tools, most use RUSLE2

Need to add leaching to evaluation tools

Not sure how to evaluate leaching in planning

Need BMP options for leaching management -work with NRCS on defining which practices reduce leaching - bundle together

Need more science based information on when and how leaching occurs in specific soil types

Nutrient Trading? Is this viable? Is it a good idea?

2. NITROGEN LEACHING INDEX

Need Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) format and guidance

Easy to use inventory and evaluation tools for planners

Need training of planners to identify AQ concerns and BMPs

Prioritize pollutants to address (i.e., dust, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, etc.)

Regional considerations vs. National

Air quality vs. climate change - Which do we focus on and why?

3. AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT

AND PLANNING

Tile drainage

Application to snow covered, frozen ground

What are impacts to runoff, leaching?

More restrictions are anticipated in coming years

Storage will become a bigger issue

Alternatives to land application of manure?

Solid vs. l iquid manure application concerns

Need to get custom applicators enrolled

Integrate the 4 Rs (right source, timing, rate, placement) into

nutrient tools, research evaluation, and guidance

Digestate: Pros and cons?

Manure application setback distances - need more scientific

evaluation and consistency in how we make recommendations

4. WINTER NUTRIENT

APPLICATION

Who is using the tool? Producer or planner? Both? Who should

be using tools?

Need real-time decision tools

Address responsible manure management

Apps, web interface, excel? Which has most utility?

Need to integrate producers into research as reviewers and

testers.

Many States have no scientific advisors for issues. Regional

solutions?

How do we keep planning tools and 590 from becoming

regulatory?

Create a national committee to look at the best ways

to assess these issues and questions.

5. MATCHING THE TOOL WITH THE

USER