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Impacts of Poultry Litter Application to Cropland and Rangeland Watersheds
The web address to this site is http://www.ars.usda.gov/spa/harmel-poultry
Funded in Part through a TSSWCB EPA/ยง319 Grant
ARS USDA TAMU TSSWCB DR. GOBBLER, Ltd.
- R. Daren Harmel, USDA-ARS - Principal Investigator
- Rick Haney, USDA-ARS
- Monty Dozier, TAMU
- Doug Smith, USDA-ARS
Project Summary
- Poultry litter application rates 0 - 6 tons/acre
- Apply poultry litter to crop fields, pastures,
small plots
- 1m2 plots to small watersheds (3-21 ac)
- Research grant from TSSWCB
Project Objectives
Collect data on water quality, crop yields, and management to evaluate:
Runoff water quality (edge of field and downstream) Crop yield impact Economic considerations Scale differences Best Management Practices (BMPs) on small plots
Publications and Presentations
- Harmel, R.D., R. Haney, D. Smith, M. Dozier, B. Harmel, M. Patterson, and J. Smith. 2008. Environmental and Economic Impacts of Poultry Litter Fertilization in Central Texas. Presentation
- Harmel, R. D. , B. Harmel, and M. C. Patterson. 2008. On-Farm Agro-Economics Effects of Fertilizing Cropland with Poultry Litter. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 17:545-555. Publication
- Vadas, P.A., R.D. Harmel , and P.J.A. Kleinman. 2007. Transformations of soil and manure phosphorus after surface application of manure to field plots. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 77:83-99. Publication
- Green C.H., J.G. Arnold , J.R. Williams, R.Haney , and R.D. Harmel. 2007. Soil and Water Assessment Tool hydrologic and water quality evaluation of poultry litter application to small-scale subwatersheds in Texas. Transactions of ASABE 50(4):1199-1209. Publication
- Wang, X., R.D. Harmel, J.R. Williams, and W.L. Harman. 2006. Evaluation of EPIC for assessing crop yield, runoff, sediment and nutrient losses from watersheds with poultry litter fertilization. Transactions of ASABE 49(1):47-59. Publication
- Acosta-Martinez, V. and R.D. Harmel. 2006.Soil microbial communities and enzyme activities under various poultry litter application rates. Journal of Environmental Quality 35(4):1309-1318. Publication
- Harmel, R.D., H.A. Torbert, P.B. DeLaune, B.E. Haggard, and R. Haney. 2005. Field Evaluation of Several Phosphorus Index Methods on New Application Sites. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 60(1):29-42. Publication
- Torbert, H.A.,R.D. Harmel, K.N. Potter, and M. Dozier. 2005. Evaluation of Some P Index Criteria in Cultivated Agriculture in Clay Soil. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 60(1):21-29. Publication
- Harmel, R.D., H.A. Torbert, B.E. Haggard, R. Haney, and M. Dozier. 2004. Water Quality Impacts of Converting to a Poultry Litter Fertilization Strategy. Journal of Environmental Quality 33(6):2229-2242. Publication
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