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Nutrient Management:-Education, On-farm Research,
Training-
Presented by: Dennis Frame
Discovery Farms Program
Kevin ErbEnvironmental Resources Center
Scott SturgulNutrient & Pest Mgmt. Program
UWEX Conference – October 19, 2010
Nutrient Management
Combine on-farm nutrient sources, with commercial fertilizer, to meet crop need.
On-farm nutrient sources (manure, legumes, soil reserves)
Commercial fertilizer
Minimize nutrient losses
Nutrient Management Planning in Wisconsin
University
Soil Fertility & Water Quality Research
Agricultural & Natural Resource Protection Agencies
Water Quality Protection
Education & Demonstration Regulation
Nutrient Management Standard - 590
Implementation on Wisconsin Farms
Private Industry, Conservation and Extension staff
Today’s Topics
Coordinated Wisconsin response to nutrient management education & implementation
The Nutrient Management Farmer Education curriculum
Discovery Farms on-farm research/monitoring findings
Conservation technology transfer training
Custom Manure Haulers
Legislative Action,Incentives,
Multi-agency work plans & goals,
UWEX response
State of Wisconsin’s NM Initiative & Funding
2008 revision of ATCP 50 Cost-share for NM planning up to $6.5M/yr Up to $650K/yr to UW-CALS, UWEX for
educational support• SNAP-Plus software
• Farmer outreach & education
• MALWEG grants for farmer training
• Evaluation
Coordinated joint UW & UWEX proposal
The Best of Intentions, but ...
$6M/yr for NM c/s reduced to ~$519K/yr
$650K for educational support reduced to ~$458K/yr• SNAP-Plus (UW-Madison-Soils) [$169K]
• UW Education support (NPM, DF) [$192K]
• MALWEG grants & evaluation (ERC) [$97K]
• Technical Colleges support [$60K]
UW & UWEXAccomplishments
SNAP-PlusIntent: “Maintain & improve the SNAP-Plus
software program”
Products:• Expanded research base
• Updated predictive models
• New reporting capabilities
• Training, technical support, and maintenance
www.snapplus.net
Farmer Training Grants
Intent: “Facilitate farmer training through grants & other support”
Products: MALWEG grants to counties• Farmer stipends & instructor support
• 2008/09: 15 grants (18 counties)
• 2009/10: 11 grants (14 counties)
Evaluation • Data collected from NMFEC instructors
• Broader, large-scale evaluations – a work in progress
Education Support for NM
Intent: “Expand & support NM planning through education, outreach, and project implementation”
Participants: DF, NPM, NM Team, Agents, LCDs, Tech Colleges
Products• Delivery & maintenance of the NMFEC
• NM publications
• NM training & outreach to many audiences.
Nutrient Management Farmer Education Program
- Curriculum Based on UW soil fertility
recommendations and current nut. mgmt. regulations.
Delivered locally by UWEX, LCD, NRCS, technical colleges, private industry.
Workshops, on-farm demonstration, etc. with end product being functional nutrient management plans.
Majority of plans prepared by farmers themselves.
Development of the NMFEC
Developed & piloted by Dennis Frame & Paul Kivlin Refined and mass produced by:
• Soils faculty, NPM Program, Discovery Farms, UWEX NM-SDT UWEX-CNRED-ERC contributions:
• County-level funding for implementation via MALWEG grants• Evaluation tool
1999 initial release - with 5 subsequent updates Financial supporters of project:
• WMMB WDATCP* NRCS• Wis. Farm Bureau UWEX-ERC
*Statutorily endorsed as mechanism for certifying farmers to write NM plans
Intent & Purpose
To develop NM plans that are implemented.
To teach producers basic nutrient management principles and practices for protecting water quality and farm profits.
To involve farmers in the development of their own NM plans.
To assist farmers in complying with regulations.
Collaborative Accomplishments
- NMFEC Programming -
Collaborative Accomplishments
- NMFEC Programming -
Collaborative Accomplishments
- NMFEC Programming -
NMFE Curriculum Accomplishments
2000 – 20103,200+ producers participants
•Major enterprise = dairy
•~ 80% developed or assisted in the development of their NM plans
~ 977,500 acres planned*
48+ Wisconsin counties
Nutrient Management Plan Acres
Reported by WDATCP: 1996-2010
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
Acre
s
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Other AccomplishmentsNutrient management training programs
• Training for NM Planners (TNMP) workshops
• NMFEC Train-the-Trainer workshops
• Other
NM publications• Free of charge and free shipping
Support and expansion of NM educational programming efforts.
Future Plans
Revision and re-issue of the Nutrient Management Farmer Education curriculum in 2010.•AVAILABLE HERE & NOW!!
Continued support & utilization for local delivery of nutrient management education programs.