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Weld, Jennifer |
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Submitted to: Dairy Journal
Publication Type: Popular Publication Publication Acceptance Date: 11/14/2003 Publication Date: 11/17/2003 Citation: Weld, J.L. 2003. The phosphorus index and phosphorus nutrient managment in Pennsylvania. Dairy Journal. p. 2-3. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Phosphorus (P) management is becoming an increasingly important component of farm nutrient management. Attention has being focused on P as a result of the role P plays in water quality degradation, specifically accelerated eutrophication. Additionally, there has been a national revision of US Department of Agriculture-Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) 590 Nutrient Management Practice Standard that has increased awareness of different P nutrient management approaches and increased the use of these approaches in nutrient management planning. With this increased emphasis on P management, it is important to understand how states, including Pennsylvania, have decided to address P management and the basis for the most common approach selected, a P Index. |
