Farmers' use of nutrient management: Lessons from watershed case studies

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 382-390

  Osmond, Deanna L ^a   Hoag, Dana L K ^b   Luloff, Al E ^c   Meals, Donald W ^d   Neas, Kathy ^e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IceNine Environmental Consulting   (United States)

^e Research and Development Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENTS; SOIL TESTING; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; AGRICULTURAL NONPOINT SOURCES; CONSERVATION EFFECTS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS; NUTRIENT REDUCTION; TECHNICAL SUPPORT;

DECISION MAKING;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COST; HUMAN; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER BASIN; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

EID: 84925440180     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.02.0091     Document Type: Article

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