Water Quality Information Center: Agricultural Environmental Management

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Agricultural Environmental Management

Riparian Zones and Filter Strips in Agricultural Operations
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Searches for article citations in the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) on riparian buffers from 1995 to the present. Also search for books from 1995 to the present. Bibliographies from 1993-1995 and 1985-1993 are also available.

Evaluation of Agricultural Best Management Practices
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
A bibliography of 141 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA); covers 1990-1995. An earlier version covers 1983-1993.


	Monitoring Water Quality for Agricultural Wastes and Agrichemicals USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center. A bibliography of 104 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering 1993-1995. An earlier version covers 1991-1993.

Nonpoint-Source Pollution Issues USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center. A bibliography of 196 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering 1990-1994.

	Nutrient Management USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center. Offers dynamic searches of the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article and book citations on nutrient management and its effects on erosion and sedimentation, nitrogen, pathogens, pesticides, phosphorus, and fish and wildlife.

	2002 Farm Bill USDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service. "The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is landmark legislation for conservation funding and for focusing on environmental issues. The conservation provisions help farmers and ranchers meet environmental challenges on their land." Find historical material on the 1996 Farm Bill or comment on the 2007 Farm Bill through the Farm Bill Forums.

Electronic Field Office Technical Guide
USDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Provides state conservation practice standards, localized to provide specific technical guidance for exact geographic locations. Tools may include databases, computer programs and electronic documents.


	National Conservation Practice Standards USDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service. Full text of practice standards for all NRCS conservation practices. Also provides associated work sheets and supplementary information where available.

Conservation and Environmental Policy Briefing Room
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Recommends research material, such as publications, data, and maps, on the economics of conservation and environmental policy. Also see from ERS, Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators.


	Effects of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) on Hydrologic Resources and the Environment DOI. USGS. Office of Water Quality. Describes efforts to study the impact of CAFOs on water in the environment. Includes conference proceedings, a bibliography and a list of research study areas.

	Animal Feeding Operations USDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service. Offers assistance to AFO owners and operators "to achieve their production and natural resource conservation goals through development and implementation of comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMPs)."

Soil Testing for Phosphorus: Environmental Uses and Implications (PDF | 1 MB)
USDA. CSREES. SERA-IEG 17.
Outlines the environmental impact of agricultural phosphorus and test methods. Find more publications from SERA-IEG 17 including best management practices work sheets.


	Nutrient and Pest Management USDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service. Provides links to management planning tools and related information.

	Nutrient Management and Fertilizer EPA. National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center. Covers legal guidance, regulations, and laws for fertilizers made with biosolids and other wastes; and manure used as fertilizer.

NutrientNet World Resources Institute. Aims to solve "transaction cost, credibility of nonpoint source load reductions, and public oversight" issues and provide a tool through which stakeholders can trade nutrient credits.

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