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Impact Report
| For plan | Nutrient Management for Sustainable Soil Productivity |
| Date | March 29, 2012, 3:08 am |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | A total of 959 soil samples were evaluated for nutrient content so that guidance could be given to 468 clients as to what fertilizers or organic amendments could be added or incorporated into their rotations to soil to meet crop needs. Twenty clients requested organic amendment recommendations which resulted in manures, seed meals, or legume rotation recommendations to meet their cropping system goals. Nutrient recommendations were not always needed for clients as sufficient nutrients were already present. Water management practices were suggested in cases of high soil nitrate levels in order to reduce the chance for leaching nitrate to below the root zone. Clientele that were from dairies received recommendations to grow alfalfa as a means of removing excess nitrate-N from the soil profile and reduce risk of leaching to below the root zone and into groundwater. There was an 80 percent adoption of suggested amendment application as garnered from telephone interviews. Test scores increased from an average pretest score of 72% right to 88% after the lecture regarding nutrient management. However, the single most commonly missed question both before and after the quiz was regarding fertilizer grade. Scores improved after changes were made to the lecture on NM Fertilizer Law. |