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WRITING A CERTIFIED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
RUSLE/PLAT Session
May 19-20, 2008
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sponsors
The Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service
North Carolina State University
Department of Soil Science
Objectives
Writing a certified nutrient management plan will require attendance at several training sessions. In the RUSLE/PLAT Session, which includes both classroom and field instruction, you will:
- Learn how to estimate soil erosion using the USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service's Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE).
- Learn the theory behind the Phosphorus Loss Assessment Tool (PLAT) as well as the practical application of PLAT.
- Learn how to use the PLAT computer tool.
The PLAT computer tool will be distributed to each participant.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
-Swine Industry Managers
-Fertilizer Distributors
-Crop Consultants
INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Deanna Osmond, NCSU-Soil Science Department
Jim Canterberry, NRCS
CLASS TIME:
8:30am - 4:30pm
A box lunch is included on the first day.
Location
J. Edward Booth Field Learning Laboratory, 4000 Chi Road, off
Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh
Registration Information
5 Ways To Register
- Call: Joni Tanner @ 919-513-1678
- E-mail: soils_training@ncsu.edu
- Fax: Attention Joni @ 919-513-0811
- Website: www.soil.ncsu.edu/training/
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Mail:
Joni Tanner
NCSU Soil Science Department
Box 7643-UFL
Raleigh, NC 27695-7643