Goals of the Agricultural Nutrient Management Program (ANMP) include increasing farm productivity, minimizing environmental impacts and meeting regulatory requirements. To evaluate impacts of the ANMP training a long-term evaluation was conducted revealing increases in education, environmental stewardship and ...
Shawn and Paolisso, Michael 2006 "The `Art of Farming': Exploring the Link between Farm Culture and Maryland's Nutrient Management Policies," Culture & Agriculture 28, no. 2, pp. 80-96.Maloney, R. S. and M. Paolisso. 2006. The "Art of Farming": Exploring the Link between Farm ...
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Nutrient Management Planning and Soil Phosphorus Status in Maryland Soils.Emileigh Rosso
waterways report that nonpoint-source pollution from agricultural nutrient runoff is one of America's greatest water-quality threats. Federal agencies and states have partnered to develop nutrient-management policies and programs to reduce farm runoff. These efforts are complicated by the fact that ...
In addition, the Maryland Department of the Environment requires the inclusion of the distance to and water quality status of the nearest body of water and potential outdoor air quality risks in the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP), which is necessary to get a permit to build a ...
Given the societal concern about groundwater pollution from agricultural sources, public programs have been proposed or implemented to change farmer behavior with respect to nutrient use and management. However, few of these programs designed to change farmer behavior ha...