Agricultural Environmental Management
Spotlights
Evaluation of Agricultural Best Management Practices
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Searches for article citations in the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) on evaluating best management practices for agriculture from 1995 to the present. Also search for books from 1995 to the present. Bibliographies from 1990-1995 and 1983-1993 are also available.
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.
Monitoring Water Quality for Agricultural Wastes and AgrichemicalsUSDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Searches for article citations in the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) on water quality monitoring for agricultural wastes and chemicals from 1995 to the present. Also search for books from 1995 to the present. Bibliographies from 1993-1995 and 1991-1993 are also available.
Nonpoint-Source Pollution Issues
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Searches for article citations in the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) on agricultural nonpoint-source pollution and runoff from 1994 to the present. Also search for books from 1994 to the present. A bibliography covering 1990-1994 is also available.
Nutrient ManagementNAL. 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.
Nabbing Nitrates Before Water Leaves the FarmMissouri & Mississippi Divide Resource Conservation & Development Inc.
"The series - entitled "Nabbing Nitrates before water leaves the farm" - consists of 4 animated videos illustrating what happens below the ground to remove nitrates when the following conservation practices are implemented: Conservation Drainage, Riparian Forest Buffers, Working Wetlands, and Bioreactors." English and Spanish versions available.
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 StandardsUSDA. Natural Resources 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 EnvironmentDOI. 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 OperationsUSDA. 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. National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 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 ManagementUSDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Provides links to management planning tools and related information.
Nutrient Management and FertilizerEPA. National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center.
Covers legal guidance, regulations, and laws for fertilizers made with biosolids and other wastes; and manure used as fertilizer.
NutrientNetWorld Resources Institute.
"A suite of web-based tools used to facilitate market-based approaches to improving water quality."
Stream Restoration, Ecology and Aquatic Management Solutions - STREAMS
Ohio State University.
An initiative to "improve communication across disciplines and provide the timely delivery of knowledge and data on stream processes, watersheds, and design concepts."
Variable Source Area HydrologyCornell University. Soil and Water Laboratory.
"Provides a tool for educators, extension personnel, environmental managers, and interested individuals to help in understanding and identifying variable source hydrology in the environment."
North Carolina State University Water Quality GroupNorth Carolina State University.
"The North Carolina State University (NCSU) Water Quality Group is a multidisciplinary team that analyzes and conducts natural resource management programs with an emphasis on nonpoint source (NPS) pollution policy, assessment, and control technologies."
Cornell CompostingCornell Waste Management Institute.
"Provides access to a variety of composting educational materials and programs developed at Cornell University."
Environmental Management SystemsEPA. National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center.
"EPA encourages organizations to use environmental management systems (EMSs) that improve compliance, pollution prevention, and other measures of environmental performance."
Farm*A*Syst/Home*A*SystUniversity of Wisconsin Extension.
Assists farmers in reducing the risk of contaminating drinking water supplies by supporting the use of environmental management systems. Agricultural Environmental Management Systems is an associated program.
Runoff Management
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
State program supporting the management of polluted runoff from agricultural practices, storm water drainage and nonpoint sources.
Environmental Management in Agriculture: Native Biodiversity Resource KitVictoria Department of Sustainability and Environment (Australia).
Developed to assist with a new approach to farming through biodiversity conservation and providing environmental sustainability.
Sustainable Agriculture: Tracer Bullet SeriesLibrary of Congress.
Useful library pathfinder guide to available books, articles and other materials on the subject of sustainable agriculture.
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information ServiceNational Center for Appropriate Technology.
Features news and publications on production practices and alternative management systems.
Land and Water Development Division (NRL)UN. Food and Agriculture Organization.
"Concerned with the development of technology, strategy and policy, and the provision of advisory and technical services to ensure a more productive and efficient use of land and water resources and plant nutrients in order to meet present and future food and agriculture demands on a sustainable basis."
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