Nutrient management

These complex dynamics present nutrient managers the difficult task of achieve the best balance for maximizing profit while contributing to the conservation of our biosphere.

Increasingly, growers as well as agronomists use digital tools like SST or Agworld to create their nutrient management plan so they can capitalize on information gathered over a number of years.

In the United States, some regulatory agencies recommend or require that farms implement these plans in order to prevent water pollution.

The U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has published guidance documents on preparing a comprehensive nutrient management plan (CNMP) for AFOs.

Rates of N application should be high enough to maximize profits in the long term and minimize residual (unused) nitrate in the soil after harvest.