Mid-Atlantic Nutrient Management Handbook

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Nutrient Management Handbook is a revision and update of the former nutrient management training manual for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The revised handbook incorporates advances in the understanding of managing soils, crops, and nutrients for the protection of surface and ground water, and has been expanded to cover the entire Mid-Atlantic region.

Each chapter of the handbook is now available as a downloadable PowerPoint presentation. The entire handbook in PowerPoint can be downloaded as a .pdf file for use as a study guide.

NOTE: A revised Chapter 8 is now available.  If you have a hard copy of the manual, please download the errata sheet.

Handbook

Introduction and Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Nutrient Management

Chapter 1 PowerPoint Presentation (2.18 MB)

Chapter 2 - Regional Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Chapter 2 PowerPoint Presentation (2.53 MB)

Chapter 3 - Concepts of Basic Soil Science

Chapter 3 PowerPoint Presentation (5.41 MB)

Chapter 4 - Basic Soil Fertility

Chapter 4 PowerPoint Presentation (1.75 MB)

Chapter 5 - Crop Production

Chapter 5 PowerPoint Presentation (1.31 MB)

Chapter 6 - Soil Management

Chapter 6 PowerPoint Presentation (4.62 MB)

Chapter 7 - Nutrient Testing, Analysis and Assessment

Chapter 7 PowerPoint Presentation (4.88 MB)

Chapter 8 - Commercial Fertilizers  REVISED 08/2007

Chapter 8 PowerPoint Presentation (1.44 MB)

Chapter 8 Errata Sheet for manuals printed prior to August 2007

Chapter 9 - Manure as a Nutrient Source

Chapter 9 PowerPoint Presentation (1.72 MB)

Chapter 10 - Land Application of Biosolids

Chapter 10 PowerPoint Presentation (1.83 MB)

 

Complete Mid-Atlantic Nutrient Management Handbook (6.62 MB)

Complete PowerPoint Presentations (18.0 MB)

State Contacts

Delware

Dave Hansen
University of Delaware
djhansen@udel.edu

Maryland

Josh McGrath
University of Maryland
mcgrathj@umd.edu

Pennsylvania

Doug Beegle
Penn State University
dbb@psu.edu
     

Virginia

Greg Evanylo
Virginia Tech
gevanylo@vt.edu

 

West Virginia

Tom Basden
West Virginia University
Tom.Basden@mail.wvu.edu




 

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Page Last Updated On: December 18, 2007

 
         
 
This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 2002-51130-01522. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.