Nutrient Management
Nutrient Management Classes
The six-week Nutrient Management classes are offered every year, usually starting in January, by agronomists from the Champlain Valley Crop, Soil and Pasture Team and the Northwest Crops and Soils Team. These classes give an overview of nutrient management and help you develop your own farm plan, created to the NRCS 590 Standard. The course utilizes the an online software tool â„¢ to create your nutrient management plan.
In order to take the class, you must first obtain current soil tests and a land treatment plan with farm maps. If you have questions about the process of creating a nutrient management plan, contact us at champlain.crops@uvm.edu, 802-388-4969. Detailed Course Info at the .
Nutrient Management Resources
- Fact Sheet
Manure Sampling (PDF) Fact Sheet- Nutrient Recommendations for Field Crops in VT (2018)
- Manure Spreader Calibration (PDF)
- How Far Can You Afford to Haul Manure? (PDF)
- Manure Hauling Calcuations (Excel file)
- Updating Your Nutrient Management Plan in goCrop (PDF) - Northwest Crops and Soil Team
- Nutrient Recommendations for Wildlife Food Plots (PDF)
Nutrient Management Links
- , Northwest Crops and Soil Team
- Nutrient management planning and record keeping tool
- [for an NMP soil tests should be in Modified Morgan regardless of where you send them]
- – includes composting and other specialty services not offered through ¶¶Òõ̽̽
- for creating maps and obtaining watershed and soil information
- , New England Vegetable Management Guide
Water Quality
- comprehensive list of web links compiled by the Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- The Vermont Phosphorus Index (P-Index)Â Revised 12/2017
- Financial Opportunities for Farmers – Funding Sources to Address Farm Viability and Water Quality (PDF)