Maryland Nutrient Resources Network

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <CENTER><IMG SRC="Umlogo.gif" WIDTH=287 HEIGHT=18 ALIGN=bottom><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="+3" FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#CC0000"><B>Maryland Nutrient Resources Network</B></FONT> <P><FONT SIZE="+2" FACE="Textile" COLOR="#000000">Manure Net<BR> </FONT></P></CENTER> <P><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">These pages are provided to help farmers, scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and other citizens understand methods for reducing nutrient losses to water resources from animal production systems by improving animal and farm management. </FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">Animal agriculture is one of the sources of nutrients that potentially pollute ground and surface water resources. </FONT><A HREF="water.htm" TARGET="_self"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">Click here for details</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">.</FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">Modern methods of agriculture improve the efficiency of nutrient utilization for food production, and as a result, can reduce nutrient losses to the environment per unit of food produced. </FONT><A HREF="effic.htm"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">Click here for details</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">.</FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">At the same time, the concentration of agriculture in certain geographic areas can result in a poor distribution of manure nutrients on crops. The over application of manure can result in nutrient losses to water. If you would like to help distribute excess manure by selling or buying it </FONT><A HREF="manure.htm"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">click here.</FONT></A></P> <P><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">The State of Maryland has the most stringent nutrient management laws in the the U.S. If you are interested in the details, </FONT><A HREF="http://www.agnr.umd.edu/waterquality/WQ.html"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">click here</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">.</FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">Extension publications on related issues are posted on the web. Click here for HTML.</FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">To request </FONT><A HREF="reprints.htm"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">reprints</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000"> of refereed journal articles fill out the enclosed form.</FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">Are you interested in attending the University of Maryland </FONT><A HREF="http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/ansc/undergraduate/ungrdgen.html#anchor644918"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">undergraduate</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000"> or </FONT><A HREF="http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/ansc/graduate/gradtoc.html"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">graduate</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000"> program? </FONT><A HREF="assist.htm"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000">Graduate students</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Helvetica" COLOR="#000000"> are currently being sought to work on projects outlined on this site. </FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica"> <HR> </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Helvetica">Last updated July 6, 1999. Site maintained by RA Kohn, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of</FONT> <FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Helvetica">Maryland. © Manure.Net1997-98 University of Maryland, College Park. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproductions are prohibited without express permission. For permission contact </FONT><A HREF="http://www.agnr.umd.edu/Manure/contact.cfm" TARGET="_self"><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Helvetica">RA Kohn</FONT></FONT></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Helvetica">. </FONT></P> </BODY>