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Nutrient Management
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  • All the animal waste produced on the farm is to be utilized and incorporated as an alternative nutrient supply.  This includes all the sheep, cattle, and swine waste that is produced on the farm.
Swine Injection
Date Injected Amount Injected Nutrient Content (lbs) Applied Area ArcView Zip
Dec. 9 & 10, 2002 748,000 gallons N: 4650
       3534*
P: 1627
K: 2704
*considering losses		 inject.jpg (166235 bytes)
Field L: 28 acres		 12-02_injection.zip
Nutrient Content was calculated based on NRCS guidelines for number of animal units present on the farm.  This is a rough estimate of the nutrients that were applied to the land.  Nitrogen losses were also calculated from the NRCS guidelines.  For NRCS guidelines used click here (chapter 4).  Click here to see animal units used for calculating nutrients.
March 14 & 15, 2003 374,000 gallons N: 1188
P: 280
K: 883		 3-03injection.jpg (175655 bytes)
Field K1: 13.9 acres		 3-03_injection.zip

3-03_nutrients.xls
November 2003 748,000 gallons No Samples collected for nutrient analysis 11-03_injection.jpg (38747 bytes)
34 acres		 11-03_injection.zip

March 24-26, 2004

 561,000 gallons N: 2582
P: 464
K: 1323		 3-04_injection.jpg (33112 bytes)
20.3 acres		 3-04_injection.zip

3-04_injection.xls

        

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