ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

• Sponsoring Institution: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Project Status: TERMINATED
• Funding Source: HATCH
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0230879
• Project No.: MAS00447
• Multistate No.: NEERA-1002
• Project Start Date: Oct 1, 2012
• Project End Date: Sep 30, 2013

Project Director
Spargo, J.

Recipient Organization
UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS
(N/A)
AMHERST,MA 01003

Performing Department
Stockbridge School of Agriculture

Non Technical Summary
The agricultural community needs to improve nutrient use efficiency for modern cropping systems to ensure agronomic viability and environmental quality. Improving efficiency will require more than new technology. It will require a different approach to nutrient management: the use of adaptive management concepts and processes. Expected outcomes/impacts: 1. Educational programs about adaptive management for nutrient management in the Northeast and the US. 2. Tech Note written in cooperation with NRCS about the processes and practices to implement an adaptive management program for nutrient management. 3. A revised NRCS 590 nutrient management Standard that includes concepts of adaptive management. 4. A methodology paper published in a national referred journal about the principles and practices for adaptive management for agriculture. 5. Bulletins and extension publications about adaptive management in agriculture and the social processes necessary for implementing an adaptive management program. 6. Improved use of nutrients and water for Northeastern agriculture by enhancing the ability of Land Grant Universities, agribusiness, ag service providers and producers to better manage nutrients. 7. Establishment of at least two new adaptive management programs in the Northeast.

Animal Health Component

0%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

50%

Applied

50%

Developmental

(N/A)

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
102	0110	2000	100%

Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships;

Subject Of Investigation
0110 - Soil;

Field Of Science
2000 - Chemistry;

Keywords

soil

Goals / Objectives
Develop procedures to use adaptive management to improve the efficiency of nutrient use in the Northeast Region.

Project Methods
We will hold meetings and sponsor state, regional, and national symposiums to discuss methods to use adaptive management within the research, extension and agri-business community. We will write articles for scientists in refereed journals and articles for agricultural service providers and farmers about the concepts, processes, and benefits of using adaptive management to improve agricultural production.

Progress 10/01/12 to 09/30/13

Outputs
Target Audience: Nothing Reported Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? PI has left the Experiment station. As a coordinating project no additional report is needed.

Publications

Progress 10/01/11 to 09/30/12

Outputs
OUTPUTS: New PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.

Impacts
New

Publications

• No publications reported this period