PPT-Improving Farm efficiency and Profitability through Nutrient Management

Declan Billington Chairman morning session Todays Challenges Producer sectors are challenged Todays focus Farmers are loosing money Tomorrows Focus Phosphorus for now . Understanding Nutrient Budgeting • What are Nutrient Budgets? – Simply a method of accounting for nutrients that come into and leave your farm Nutrient Budgeting , Brief History Deve an . indicator for the utilization of nitrogen in food systems. Christian . Pallière. EU Nitrogen Expert Panel. The EU N Expert Panel . Established spring 2014. First meeting: . in Windsor, UK, . on 15-16 September 2014. Rutkovskyi. . Rostyslav. Structure of sales. Index. , . unit of measure. Actual value of. Deflection 2014/2013. 20. 12. 20. 13. 20. 14. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Net income (revenue) from sales . ths. . UAH.. 7053821. ). LEADER - £. 138m . Nationally. Within D2N2 - £6,531,000. Increase Farm Productivity . N. ew. . j. obs/safeguarded jobs and increasing farm profitability. Support . for . micro/small . enterprises and farm . Farming’s Nutrient Loss Challenge. Jonathan . Coppess. University of Illinois. jwcoppes@Illinois.edu. Water Quality Challenges for Farming. Gulf Hypoxia & The Mississippi River Basin. Third largest drainage basin in the world; Drains 41% and 31 of the 48 contiguous states. Natural Resources Conservation Service. National Nutrient Management Guidance. Better Nutrient Management Guidance. 3 Important Documents. Nutrient Management Standard (CPS-590). Nutrient . Management Policy (GM-190-402). on your dairy farm A farmer Management Program. WSDA . – . Nutrient Application Education . Project . WA . Dairy Industry Meeting November 10-11, 2015. Ginny Prest. WSDA Dairy Nutrient Management. Program Manager. $575,000 of the state toxics control account. National Nutrient Management Guidance. Better Nutrient Management Guidance. 3 Important Documents. Nutrient Management Standard (CPS-590). Nutrient . Management Policy (GM-190-402). Nutrient Management Policy Implementation (NI-190-302). Khadijeh . Yasamin. . Shirazi. Modules of Sustainable Agriculture (MOSA). August 2015. How. . Ecosystem. . works. ? Energy flow and Nutrient Cycles.. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_RBHfjZsUQ. Nutrient Management Overview. Verification. N/P Rate. N/P Timing. N/P Placement. CB wide study determines verification rate for the year. Applied to all core CB acres.. Adds additional N and P reduction credits to core acres.. Let’s Talk About It!. Articles/Videos. Ecosystems: Down on the Farm (. Environmental Defense Fund Video. ). A Brief History of Our Deadly Addiction to Nitrogen Fertilizer (. Mother Jones. ). Nutrient Pollution: The Sources and Solutions: Agriculture (. Brian Caldwell. Outline. What are the farmers goals/needs for their soil? . (Brian and Elsa) 5 . min. Nutrient building (Elsa) . 20 min. Soil tests and . recommendations (Brian and Elsa) 5 min. Nutrients . Role . In . Improving . Efficiency . & . Reducing. . Costs. Ms. . Sandhya. . Mahadevan . General . Manager . (Admin . & . Quality. . Systems). PRS . Hospital . Pvt.. . Ltd. Introduction.