Natural Resource Management Resources

Resources Related to Agricultural Natural Resource Management.

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Resources related to Soil Loss and Soil Health

• "Better Soil, Better Yields."
  http://www.conservationinformation.org/Publications/BetterSoilBetterYields.pdf. A guidebook to improving soil organic matter and infiltration with continuous no-till. (Conservation Technology Information Center)
• "Web Soil Survey." http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm. Provides soil maps and data for more than 95 percent of the nation’s counties. (Natural Resources Conservation Service/NRCS)
• "Core 4." http://www.conservationinformation.org/?action=learningcenter_core4_whatscore4. Addresses conservation tillage, crop nutrient management, weed and pest management (IPM) and conservation buffers. (Conservation Technology Information Center)

Resources related to Energy Use and Climate Impact Outcomes

• "The 4Rs: Right Source, Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place." http://www.ipni.net/4r. Provides best management practices for fertilizer use. (International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), and Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI)).
• Energy calculators for Animal Housing, Irrigation, Nitrogen, and Tillage. http://energytools.sc.egov.usda.gov/. (US Department of Agriculture)
• "Voluntary Carbon Reporting Tool (Comet-VR)." http://cometvr.colostate.edu/. A decision support tool to calculate annual carbon flux on one or more parcels of land. (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• "Core 4." http://www.conservationinformation.org/?action=learningcenter_core4_whatscore4. Addresses conservation tillage, crop nutrient management, weed and pest management (IPM) and conservation buffers. (Conservation Technology Information Center)
• "Manure Master Decision Support System." http://www2.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/mm/. A screening tool to help assess the relative potential for the nutrients contained in the animal manure on your farm to meet the crop uptake and utilization requirements for those crops that receive applications of manure. (Natural Resources Conservation Service/NRCS)
• "An Introduction to Nutrient Management." (http://www.conservationinformation.org/Publications/NutrientMgmtPrimer.pdf) Provides best management practices for nitrogen and phosphorous.

Resources related to Economic Outcomes

• "NRCS Economics." http://www.economics.nrcs.usda.gov/. Provides a variety of resources and assessment tools. (Natural Resources Conservation Service/NRCS)
• See also: Resources related to nutrient management/efficiency and tillage, provided under other headings.

Resources related to Water Quality Outcomes

• "A Review of BMPs for Managing Crop Nutrients and Conservation Tillage to Improve Water Quality." http://www.conservationinformation.org/publications/nutrientlong.pdf. (Conservation Technology Information Center)
• "The 4Rs: Right Source, Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place." http://www.ipni.net/4r. Provides best management practices for fertilizer use. (International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), and Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI))
• "An Introduction to Nutrient Management." (http://www.conservationinformation.org/Publications/NutrientMgmtPrimer.pdf) Provides best management practices for nitrogen and phosphorous. (Conservation Technology Information Center)
• "Core 4." http://www.conservationinformation.org/?action=learningcenter_core4_whatscore4. Addresses conservation tillage, crop nutrient management, weed and pest management (IPM) and conservation buffers. (Conservation Technology Information Center)
• "Upstream Heroes." http://www.upstreamheroes.org/. Provides nutrient management success stories and resources about nutrient management and hypoxia. (Conservation Technology Information Center)