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 for regional or state-specific fact sheets or guides.
BMPs
Selected Agricultural Best Management Practices to Control Nitrogen in the Neuse River Basin – North Carolina State University manual that is the result of scientist working group.
BMP factsheets by Sera 17
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program Cover Crop Database
Managing Cover Crops Profitably: 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: 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
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
Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Program: Use Fertlizer Responsibly!
Colorado State University Water Quality Publications
Nutrient Management
New England Region Agricultural Nutrient and Pesticide Management Publications
Mid-Atlantic Nutrient Management Handbook
Southern
Region Nutrient Management Publications
Heartland Nutrient and Pesticide Management Publications and Educational Resources
Pacific Northwest – Nutrient and Pesticide Management Publications
USDA-ARS Nutrient Management Website:
A Farmer’s Guide to Agriculture and Water Quality Issues
Agricultural Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Protection in the Midwest
New England Onsite Wastewater Training Center Wastewater Fact Sheets
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension: Septic Systems and Their Maintenance
Georgia Farm*A*Syst/Home*A*Syst: Improving Household Wastewater Treatment
University of Kentucky: Septic System Care and Maintenance Publications
University of Minnesota Extension: Information for Homeowners
Ohio State University Soil Environment Technology Learning Lab: Wastewater Treatment Publications
NCSU Home*A*Syst: Improving Septic Systems
Organic Farming
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education: Transitioning to Organic
Pesticides
Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Centers
Purdue Entomology Extension
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Federal Interagency IPM Training and Certification
Cornell
NDSU
CSREES Pesticide Safety Education Program
University of Idaho Pest Management Center: Homeowner’s Commonsense Guide to Pesticides
Clemson University Pesticide Information Program: Homeowner Pesticide Information
Michigan State University Pesticide Safety Education: Pesticide Education Resources
Colorado State University Water Quality Publications
Phosphorus
SERA-17 Organization to minimize Phosphorus losses from agriculture
USDA-ARS Summary of Phosphorus Indices
Phosphorus Index: Background and Status White Paper Summary
Precision Agriculture
Links
to Precision Ag sites from UMN site:
University
of Georgia links to the world:
National
Agricultural Library:
Precision
Farming: An Introduction ;
The
Ohio State University Precision Ag Resources:
University
of Nebraska:
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