If not handled properly, nitrogen and phosphorus from manure and fertilizer, can contaminate groundwater and surface water. The nutrient management program works with farmers to ensure that they properly credit manure and plant material as sources of nitrogen and phosphorus. This helps farmers refrain from over-applying commercial fertilizers to their cropland, thereby potentially improving their net profits.

Below is a list of downloadable resources that will help in the planning process.

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New! To access 590 Nutrient Application Restriction maps online. Click here.

Water Quality Protection: Features of the "590" Nutrient Management Standard, January of 2008. Click here for more information. (4 page PDF)

ATCP 50 Code Revision
In 2007, the department updated Wisconsin Administrative Code ATCP 50. This code revision incorporates the phosphorus and nitrogen based September 2005 USDA NRCS 590 standard. Incorporating this nutrient management standard is intended to meet the water quality performance standard requirements outlined in DNR's NR 151.07 Wis. Admin. Code.

ATCP 50 Code - 34 page PDF

Frequently Asked Nutrient Management Questions - 2 page PDF

Wisconsin qualified nutrient management planners are:

Farmers developing their own NM plan that complies with the 590 standard and submitting to DATCP a completed NM Planning Checklist form with their address.

National Association of Independent Crop Consultants Certified Professional Crop Consultants
http://www.naicc.org/Directory/bystate.cfm?c=wi

American Society of Agronomy Certified Crop Advisors and Professional Agronomists and Soil Science Society of America Soil Scientists
https://www.soils.org/certifications/

Available NM Planners - 3 Excel worksheets
To locate available WI nutrient management planners by county use the drop down menu in the County of Service column in this Available Planners worksheet and select your county of interest. This list was made from planners that attended March 2008 NM education meetings across WI. The available nutrient management planners list was last updated 4-30-08.

Wisconsin's NRCS 590 Nutrient Management Standards:
The September 2005 590 nutrient management standard is referenced in Wisconsin's Administrative code ATCP 50 and replaces the version dated March 1999.

September 2005 590 Standard
590 Standard September 2005  - 12 page PDF

Technical Note for 590 Standard - 88 page PDF
Includes tables for annual N removal by legumes, estimating manure production, estimating nutrient availability from manure, soils susceptible to nitrate leaching, and DATCP certified soil testing laboratories.

Updated Appendix 1 - 106 page PDF

590 Summary - 2 page Word file

March 1999 590 Standard:
590 Standard dated March 1999  - 4 page PDF

Technical Note - Conservation Planning (October 1993)  - 11 page PDF
Companion document to March 1999 590 standard which provides guidance for nutrient management planning.

Supplemental Nutrient Management (NM)Planning Forms:
All of the forms recommended by the Quality Assurance Team (QAT) to assist planners in meeting the requirements of a 590 nutrient management plan.

DATCP Certified Soil & Manure Testing Laboratories  - 1 page PDF

NM Plan Assistance & Websites - 1 page PDF

NM Checklist (November 05) Form  - 1 page Word File

NM Checklist Livestock Siting Form  - 1 page Word File

NM Manure Quality Form - Excel Spreadsheet

NM Available Manure Nutrients Form  - Excel Spreadsheet

NM Manure Quantity & Available Manure Nutrients Form - 2 page PDF

NM Farm Narrative & Interview Form - 1 page PDF

Choosing Critical Soil Type - 2 page PDF

Develop & Review ShapPlus Plans - 2 page PDF

Other Planning Documents:
UWEX Publication A2100 - "Sampling Soils for Testing"  - 4 page PDF

UWEX Publication A2809 - "Soil Test Recommendations for Field, Vegetable, and Fruit Crops" (1998)  - 54 page PDF

UWEX Publication A2809 - "Nutrient Application Guidelines for Field, Vegetable, and Fruit Crops in Wisconsin" (2006) - 70 page PDF

UWEX Publication A3769 - "Recommended Methods of Manure Analysis" (2003)  - 62 page PDF

UWEX Publication - "Wisconsin Procedures for Soil Testing, Plant Analysis and Feed and Forage Analysis" (compiled 2006) - 25 page PDF

Nutrient Management Briefings
This annual newsletter summarizes the status of nutrient management in Wisconsin and describes the findings from the Quality Assurance Teams review of nutrient management plans written for the most recent growing season.

2008 Nutrient Management Update - 4 page PDF

2007 Nutrient Management Update - 4 page PDF

2006 Nutrient Management Briefings  - 4 page PDF

2005 Nutrient Management Briefings  - 4 page PDF

Contacts
For more information about Nutrient Management contact Sue Porter 608-224-4605 or Sara Walling 608-224-4524.