Sustainability
Agricultural sustainability is only maintained by proper nutrient management
Robert L. Mikkelsen, Timothy K. Hartz and M.J. Mohammad Rusan
Conduct a review of the current science of trace elements in P materials to promote sustainable fertilizer management.
Create a database of plant nutrient concentrations that can be continually updated and provide support for accurate prediction of nutrient removal.
Establish the current apparent N recovery efficiency values for major cereal crops such as corn, wheat, and rice.
Highlight the importance of 4R science and have it adequately recognized in appropriate climate change, sustainability, and environmental models.
Identify social, economic and environmental metrics at field to national scale, including NuGIS and soil test summaries.
The Nutrient Use Geographic Information System (NuGIS) integrates multiple tabular and spatial datasets to create county-level estimates of nutrients applied to the soil in fertilizer and livestock ma ...
Partner with the nutrient industry and with sustainability groups to improve understanding and acceptance of appropriate 4R concepts All Staff.
2015 Summary Update
Summarize major fertilizer N sources and trends in the U.
Track the current nutrient requirements of cropping systems in North America by maintaining an up-to-date, accessible database of soil test summaries.