Online Resources

This online resources page lists a sample of web-accessible fact sheets and guides that represent the type of animal waste management materials that are available through CSREES and the Land Grant System. Most Land-Grant University Extension programs have their own fact sheets or guides on animal waste management. Please check with your local Land-Grant Universities external link for regional external link or state-specific fact sheets or guides.

BMPs

harvesting crops Selected Agricultural Best Management Practices to Control Nitrogen in the Neuse River Basin external link – North Carolina State University manual that is the result of scientist working group.
BMP factsheets by Sera 17 external link
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program Cover Crop Database external link
Managing Cover Crops Profitably:external link A publication of the Sustainable Agriculture Network with funding by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program of CSREES
Drainage Water Management for the Midwest: external link Questions and Answers About Drainage Water Management for the Midwest, Great Lakes Regional Water Program

Conference Materials

WERA (Western Education/Extension and Research Activities) biannual conferences on Nutrient Management & Water Quality Proceedings external link
Recent advances in understanding and managing N losses from rural and agricultural lands were highlighted at the 2006 CSREES National Water Conference Symposium “Advances and Challenges in Reducing Nitrogen Export from Rural Watersheds.” Suggestions to meet the research and extension needs to reduce the risk of watershed N export were offered. 

Home Lawns

Cooperative Extension: Lawns and the Chesapeake Bay external link
Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Program: Use Fertlizer Responsibly! external link
Colorado State University Water Quality Publications external link

 

Nutrient Management

New England Region Agricultural Nutrient and Pesticide Management Publications external link
Mid-Atlantic Nutrient Management Handbook external link
Southern Region Nutrient Management Publications external link
Heartland Nutrient and Pesticide Management Publications and Educational Resources external link
Pacific Northwest – Nutrient and Pesticide Management Publications external link
USDA-ARS Nutrient Management Website: external link
A Farmer’s Guide to Agriculture and Water Quality Issues external link
Agricultural Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Protection in the Midwest external link

Onsite Wastewater

New England Onsite Wastewater Training Center Wastewater Fact Sheets external link
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension: Septic Systems and Their Maintenance external link
Georgia Farm*A*Syst/Home*A*Syst: Improving Household Wastewater Treatment external link
University of Kentucky: Septic System Care and Maintenance Publications external link
University of Minnesota Extension: Information for Homeowners external link
Ohio State University Soil Environment Technology Learning Lab: Wastewater Treatment Publications external link
NCSU Home*A*Syst: Improving Septic Systems external link

Organic Farming

organic row crops Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education: Transitioning to Organic external link

Pesticides

Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Centers external link
Purdue Entomology Extension external link
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education external link
Federal Interagency IPM Training and Certification external link
Cornell external link
NDSU external link
CSREES Pesticide Safety Education Program
University of Idaho Pest Management Center:  Homeowner’s Commonsense Guide to Pesticides external link
Clemson University Pesticide Information Program: Homeowner Pesticide Information external link
Michigan State University Pesticide Safety Education: Pesticide Education Resources external link
Colorado State University Water Quality Publications external link

Phosphorus

SERA-17 Organization to minimize Phosphorus losses from agriculture external link
USDA-ARS Summary of Phosphorus Indices external link
Phosphorus Index: Background and Status White Paper Summary external link
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Precision Agriculture

Links to Precision Ag sites from UMN site: external link
University of Georgia links to the world: external link
National Agricultural Library: external link
Precision Farming: An Introduction external link;
The Ohio State University Precision Ag Resources: external link
University of Nebraska: external link

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