Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- March 25, 2008
Nutrient management laws also help producers grow top-quality forages (:49)
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FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S FARMERS, A NEW GROWING SEASON BRINGS INCREASED ATTENTION TO MANURE DISTRIBUTION LIMITS AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS. BUT A SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS THE RULES CAN BRING REWARDS FOR THEIR ANIMAL-RAISING OPERATIONS. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(07) PENNSYLVANIA'S EVOLVING NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MAY CREATE CHALLENGES FOR DAIRY PRODUCERS, BUT IT CAN ALSO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
(:15) UNDER ACT 38, NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM ARE ALL PART OF THE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROCESS FOR HIGH-DENSITY ANIMAL OPERATIONS. AND PENN STATE PROJECT ASSOCIATE JENNIFER WELD SAYS MANAGING FOR THESE SOIL NUTRIENTS CAN HELP ENSURE NUTRITIOUS FEED CROPS:
Weld Actuality:
(:17) "SOIL TESTING IS A REQUIREMENT FROM THE ACT 38 PROGRAM, SO YOU SHOULD BE MONITORING THOSE. NOT SO MUCH THAT THEY'LL EVER BE REGULATED, BUT ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A DAIRY OPERATION, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING THE BEST QUALITY FORAGE AND YOU'RE MAINTAINING HERD HEALTH. SO, IT'S MORE OF A HERD HEALTH ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR DAIRY OPERATIONS."(:10) WELD SAYS, ALONG WITH CONTROLLING NUTRIENT RUN-OFF TO PROTECT LOCAL AND REGIONAL WATER SUPPLIES, NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT HELPS FARMERS PRODUCE BETTER QUALITY MILK AND BEEF. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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