2010 Growing Season - Barton County, Kansas Land Cover Summary

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "2010 Growing Season - Barton County, Kansas Land Cover Summary"

Transcription

1 2010 Growing Season - Barton County, Kansas Land Cover Summary Number of Fields Percent of Total Fields Total Acres Percent of Acres ALFALFA % 3, % CORN % 5, % CRP 4 0.7% % FALLOW % 9, % GRAIN SORGHUM % 4, % PASTURE RANGELAND SOYBEAN % 4, % SUDAN GRASS 9 1.6% % SUNFLOWER 1 0.2% % URBAN/RESIDENTIAL WHEAT % 20, % OTHER (Total) 2 0.4% % Oats 2 0.4% % TOTAL FIELDS ,927.2

2 2010 Growing Season - Barton County, Kansas Tillage Summary Number of Fields Percent of Tillage Fields Total Acres Percent of Tillage Acres NO TILL % 16, % (Greater than 30% Residue) REDUCED TILL % 7, % (15-30% Residue) CONVENTIONAL TILL % 19, % (Less than 15% Residue) OTHER METHODS (TOTAL) Continuous No Till Burn Mulch Till Ridge Till Strip Till % 1, % % % 1 0.2% % % % 2 0.4% % TOTAL , TILLAGE FIELDS ,493.1

3 2010 Growing Season - Barton County, Kansas Tillage by Land Cover Summary Number of Fields Percent Tillage of Crop Acres Percent of Acres ALFALFA 39 3,075.5 Not Applicable % 3, % CORN 45 5,328.6 No Till % 3, % Reduced Till % % Conventional Till % 1, % Ridge Till 3 6.7% % Strip Till 2 4.4% % CRP Not Applicable % % FALLOW 113 9,143.3 No Till % 4, % Reduced Till % 1, % Conventional Till % 3, % Burn 1 0.9% % GRAIN SORGHUM 48 4,254.5 No Till % 1, % Reduced Till % % Conventional Till % 1, % Continuous No Till 1 2.1% % Ridge Till 1 2.1% % SOYBEAN 46 4,434.6 No Till % 2, % Reduced Till 4 8.7% % Conventional Till % % Continuous No Till 4 8.7% % SUDAN GRASS No Till % % Reduced Till % % Conventional Till % % Continuous No Till % %

4 SUNFLOWER Continuous No Till % % WHEAT ,455.5 No Till % 4, % Reduced Till % 3, % Conventional Till % 11, % Continuous No Till 2 0.8% % OTHER (Total) Oats No Till % % Conventional Till % % TOTAL FIELDS ,927.2

5 2010 Growing Season - Barton County, Kansas Practices Summary Number of Fields Percent of Practice Acres Percent of Acres TERRACES ,499.2 Greater than 12in % 2, % 6in to 12in % 11, % Less than 6in % 2, % None % 31, % BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) ,602.2 Contour Buffers Contour Farming Double Crop Field Buffers 4 2.2% % Filter Strips 4 2.2% % Grass Waterway % 12, % Irrigated Field % 3, % TOTAL FIELDS , WITH PRACTICES , Some fields may have duplicate practices.

6 2010 Growing Season - Barton County, Kansas Erosion Summary Number of Fields Percent of Assessed Fields Total Acres Percent of Assessed Acres CLASSIC GULLY 5 0.9% % EPHEMERAL GULLY % 5, % SHEET & RILL % 1, % SOIL DEPOSITION % % TOTAL FIELDS 85 7,666.8 WITH EROSION CONCERNS % 7, % TOTAL FIELDS ASSESSED , Some fields may have duplicate forms of erosion.

7 2010 Growing Season - Barton County, Kansas Extrapolation to Entire County Using FSA Acreage Percent Tillage of Crop Acres Surveyed Total Acres of Crop Planted (FSA) Estimate of acres per crop per tillage practice CORN 21,178.0 No Till 60.0% 12,706.8 Minimal Till 11.1% 2,350.8 Conventional Till 17.8% 3,769.7 Ridge Till 6.7% 1,418.9 Strip Till 4.4% FORAGE SORGHUM/SUDANGRASS 9,255.0 No Till 11.1% 1,027.3 Minimal Till 11.1% 1,027.3 Conventional Till 55.6% 5,145.8 Continuous No Till 22.2% 2,054.6 GRAIN SORGHUM 35,142.0 No Till 39.6% 13,916.2 Minimal Till 12.5% 4,392.8 Conventional Till 43.7% 15,357.1 Continuous No Till 2.1% Ridge Till 2.1% SOYBEAN 37,309.0 No Till 65.2% 24,325.5 Minimal Till 8.7% 3,245.9 Conventional Till 17.4% 6,491.8 Continuous No Till 8.7% 3,245.9 WHEAT 152,428.0 No Till 24.0% 36,582.7 Minimal Till 19.9% 30,333.2 Conventional Till 55.3% 84,292.7 Continuous No Till 0.8% 1,219.4 FALLOW 26,365.0 No-Till 51.4% 13,551.6 Minimal Till 15.0% 3,954.8 Conventional Till 32.7% 8,621.4 Burn 0.9% SUNFLOWER Continuous No Till 100.0% OATS No-Till 50.0% Conventional till 50.0% CRP 23,422.0

8 Barton County - Land Cover Land Cover Alfalfa CRP Corn Fallow Milo Oats Soy Bean Sudan Grass Sunflower Wheat NRCS Route June 29, 2010

9 Barton County - Tillage Method Tillage Method No Till Reduced Till Conventional Till Burn Mulch Till Ridge Till Strip Till NRCS Route June 29, 2010

10 Barton County - Terrace Height Terrace Height Greater than 12in 6in to 12in Less than 6in None NRCS Route June 29, 2010

11 Barton County - BMPs Field Buffer Filter Strips Grass Waterway Irrigated NRCS Route June 29, 2010

12 Barton County - Visible Erosion Classic Gully Ephemeral Gully Sheet & Rill Soil Deposition NRCS Route June 29, 2010

13 Barton County - Land Cover with HUC 12s Land Cover Alfalfa CRP Corn Monitoring Sites HUC 12s Fallow Milo Oats Soy Bean Sudan Grass Sunflower Wheat December 3, 2010

14 Barton County - Tillage Method with HUC 12s Tillage Method No Till Reduced Till Conventional Till Monitoring Sites HUC 12s Burn Mulch Till Ridge Till Strip Till December 3, 2010

15 Barton County - Terrace Height with HUC 12s Terrace Height Greater than 12in 6in to 12in Less than 6in Monitoring Sites HUC 12s None December 3, 2010

16 Barton County - Visible Erosion with HUC 12s Classic Gully Ephemeral Gully Sheet & Rill Soil Deposition Monitoring Sites HUC 12s December 3, 2010

17 Barton County - BMPs with HUC 12s Field Buffer Filter Strips Grass Waterway Irrigated Monitoring Sites HUC 12s December 3, 2010

2010 Growing Season - Harvey County, Kansas Land Cover Summary

2010 Growing Season - Harvey County, Kansas Land Cover Summary 2010 Growing Season - Harvey County, Kansas Land Cover Summary Number of Fields Percent of Total Fields Total Acres Percent of Acres ALFALFA 12 2.6% 683.4 2.0% CORN 77 16.5% 6,627.5 19.7% CRP 1 0.2% 13.9

More information

2010 Growing Season - Cowley County, Kansas Land Cover Summary

2010 Growing Season - Cowley County, Kansas Land Cover Summary 2010 Growing Season - Cowley County, Kansas Land Cover Summary Number of Fields Percent of Total Fields Total Acres Percent of Acres ALFALFA 3 0.7% 68.5 0.2% CORN 35 8.4% 2,494.7 8.9% CRP - - - - FALLOW

More information

TILLAGE PRACTICES IN KANSAS: 2010 SURVEY RESULTS

TILLAGE PRACTICES IN KANSAS: 2010 SURVEY RESULTS Proceedings of the 24th Annual Central Plains Irrigation Conference, Colby, Kansas, February 21-22, 2012 Available from CPIA, 760 N.Thompson, Colby, Kansas TILLAGE PRACTICES IN KANSAS: 2010 SURVEY RESULTS

More information

Special Issue. Tillage Trends in Kansas

Special Issue. Tillage Trends in Kansas Number 282 February 7, 2011 Special Issue Tillage Trends in Kansas In 2010, a ground (driving) survey of tillage practices was conducted in 23 counties. The following analysis of Kansas tillage trends

More information

Agriculture Media Planning Guide. August 2018

Agriculture Media Planning Guide. August 2018 Agriculture Media Planning Guide August 218 FIELD SERVED Farm Journal o Owners and operators of commercial farms and ranches, farm managers, consultants, those who work or live on a farm or ranch, those

More information

Agriculture Action Packet DRAFT Attachment # FARM MAP EXAMPLE DRAFT

Agriculture Action Packet DRAFT Attachment # FARM MAP EXAMPLE DRAFT Attachment # FARM MAP EXAMPLE Attachment # Conservation Systems to Meet the PA E&S Guidelines to be Used as an Interim Guideline when a Plan Meeting Soil Loss (T) Cannot be Obtained Guiding Principles

More information

Attachment # 1. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Code. Title 25. Environmental Protection. Department of Environmental Protection

Attachment # 1. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Code. Title 25. Environmental Protection. Department of Environmental Protection Attachment # 1 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Code Title 25. Environmental Protection Department of Environmental Protection Chapter 102.4 1 Attachment #1 Pennsylvania Code, 102.4 Erosion and

More information

KANSAS MASTER FARM FAMILY WORKBOOK

KANSAS MASTER FARM FAMILY WORKBOOK KANSAS MASTER FARM FAMILY WORKBOOK 2018 County I. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Husband's name: (first, middle, last) 2. Wife's name: (first, middle, last) 3. Address: Zip: 4. Location of your farm from nearest

More information

We re looking for residue Have you seen any?

We re looking for residue Have you seen any? We re looking for residue Have you seen any? Delaware s Cropland Transect Survey Marcia Fox & Tyler Monteith DNREC Watershed Assessment and Management Section Why residue? What is residue? Leftover crops

More information

DOMINANT CRITICAL AREA BASIC PLANNING CONCEPTS FOR RUSLE2

DOMINANT CRITICAL AREA BASIC PLANNING CONCEPTS FOR RUSLE2 NRCS, WI April 2005 DOMINANT CRITICAL AREA BASIC PLANNING CONCEPTS FOR RUSLE2 NRCS requires the use of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation, Version 2 (RUSLE2) for conservation planning done to address

More information

EXHIBIT "B" LAND USE REGULATIONS MARK TWAIN LAKE

EXHIBIT B LAND USE REGULATIONS MARK TWAIN LAKE EXHIBIT "B" LAND USE REGULATIONS MARK TWAIN LAKE The Lessee agrees to conduct all farming operations in accordance with the land use practices set forth and in accordance with an approved annual land use

More information

HOW CHANGES IN NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS WILL AFFECT FORAGE PRODUCTION

HOW CHANGES IN NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS WILL AFFECT FORAGE PRODUCTION HOW CHANGES IN NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS WILL AFFECT FORAGE PRODUCTION Dick Wolkowski and Larry Bundy Department of Soil Science University of Wisconsin What are the issues Forage producers typically

More information

Analysis of Effectiveness of Ohio NRCS Practice Standards in Addressing Five Leading Causes of Water Quality Impairment

Analysis of Effectiveness of Ohio NRCS Practice Standards in Addressing Five Leading Causes of Water Quality Impairment Analysis of Effectiveness of Ohio NRCS Practice Standards in Addressing Five Leading Causes of Water Quality Impairment March 1, 2010 By: Rick Wilson, Environmental Specialist, Ohio EPA -Division of Surface

More information

NUTRIENT TRACKING TOOL

NUTRIENT TRACKING TOOL NUTRIENT TRACKING TOOL A Cooperative Project Between Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER) USDA NRCS USDA ARS US EPA Funding support for this project was provided in part through a

More information

JANUARY Notes. Nutrient Management Tips

JANUARY Notes. Nutrient Management Tips JANUARY 0 Review soil tests and nutrient management program. To protect surface water, don t allow manure to runoff from heavy use areas or barnyards. Don t spread manure within concentrated water flow

More information

MODELING CARBON CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS

MODELING CARBON CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS MODELING CARBON CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURE MODELING FORUM 14 OCT 2004 John Brenner and Joel Brown USDA NRCS CarbOn Management Evaluation Tool (VRGG-COMET) Calculation tool designed

More information

Irrigation Impact and Trends in Kansas Agricultural 1

Irrigation Impact and Trends in Kansas Agricultural 1 Irrigation Impact and Trends in Kansas Agricultural 1 D.H. Rogers, G. A. Clark and M. Alam 2 Abstract: Total irrigated acreage in Kansas remains at approximately 3 million acres, which is about 15 percent

More information

Limited Water Options For Tough Times. Joel P. Schneekloth Regional Water Specialist Colorado State University

Limited Water Options For Tough Times. Joel P. Schneekloth Regional Water Specialist Colorado State University Limited Water Options For Tough Times Joel P. Schneekloth Regional Water Specialist Colorado State University Water Management: How crops respond to water Water Management/Losses Water Use of crops Timing

More information

Degradation of the resource Fertility loss Organic matter Tilth degradation. Water quality Sediment Nutrients

Degradation of the resource Fertility loss Organic matter Tilth degradation. Water quality Sediment Nutrients Near Blue River ca. 1980 Degradation of the resource Fertility loss Organic matter Tilth degradation Water quality Sediment Nutrients Program cost Cheaper to prevent Still expensive Long-term productivity

More information

No till and Cover Crops on Pennsylvania Dairy James Harbach Schrack Farms Partnership 860 West Valley Road Loganton, PA 17747

No till and Cover Crops on Pennsylvania Dairy James Harbach Schrack Farms Partnership 860 West Valley Road Loganton, PA 17747 No till and Cover Crops on Pennsylvania Dairy James Harbach Schrack Farms Partnership 860 West Valley Road Loganton, PA 17747 Soil slopes up to 15%, note the large field size compared to local farms and

More information

Groundwater and Agricultural Bioenergy

Groundwater and Agricultural Bioenergy Groundwater and Agricultural Bioenergy Feedstock Production Noel Gollehon Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA 2011 Ground Water Protection Council Annual Forum Atlanta GA September 26, 2011 September

More information

AGRICULTURAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

AGRICULTURAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS University of Wisconsin-Madison February 2001 Staff Paper No. 439 A Study of Costs of Compliance Related to Non-Point Pollution: Rules for Wisconsin Crop Producers By T. Randall Fortenbery AGRICULTURAL

More information

Conservation Practices. Conservation Choices. These five icons will show the benefits each practice offers... 6/4/2014

Conservation Practices. Conservation Choices. These five icons will show the benefits each practice offers... 6/4/2014 Conservation Choices Your guide to conservation and environmental farming practices. Conservation Choices These five icons will show the benefits each practice offers... The practice reduces soil erosion

More information

Soil Health Research Landscape Tool, v Data Dictionary Soil Health Institute 12/21/2016

Soil Health Research Landscape Tool, v Data Dictionary Soil Health Institute 12/21/2016 Soil Health Research Landscape Tool, v.12-21-16 Data Dictionary Soil Health Institute 12/21/2016 The Soil Health Research Landscape tool provides up-to-date information on soil health-related research

More information

SUMMER FALLOW IN KANSAS

SUMMER FALLOW IN KANSAS SUMMER FALLOW IN KANSAS SUMMER FALLOW IN KANSAS¹ R. I. THROCKMORTON and H. E. MYERS Summer fallow is the practice of keeping land free of all vegetation throughout one season for the purpose of storing

More information

Brad Redlin. MAWQCP Program Manager

Brad Redlin. MAWQCP Program Manager Brad Redlin MAWQCP Program Manager Memorandum of Understanding Signed by Governor Dayton, Secretary Vilsack and Administrator Lisa Jackson on January 17, 2012. What does the MOU say? Support for a voluntary

More information

NUTRIENT TRACKING TOOL (NTT: 2 ND GEN.): AN APEX INTERFACE & A TOOL TO EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

NUTRIENT TRACKING TOOL (NTT: 2 ND GEN.): AN APEX INTERFACE & A TOOL TO EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES NUTRIENT TRACKING TOOL (NTT: 2 ND GEN.): AN APEX INTERFACE & A TOOL TO EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (HTTP://NN.TARLETON.EDU/NTTG2) General Description and

More information

What is a Watershed? Understanding Surface Runoff. Controlling Erosion and Sediment.

What is a Watershed? Understanding Surface Runoff. Controlling Erosion and Sediment. What is a Watershed? Understanding Surface Runoff. Controlling Erosion and Sediment. Aleksey Sheshukov Assistant Professor and Water-Quality Specialist Biological & Agricultural Engineering ashesh@ksu.edu,

More information

Farm A Syst. Soil Conservation Management PENNSYLVANIA WORKSHEET 11

Farm A Syst. Soil Conservation Management PENNSYLVANIA WORKSHEET 11 PENNSYLVANIA Farm A Syst F ARM EVALUATION SYSTEM WORKSHEET 11 Soil Conservation Management WHY BE CONCERNED? Soil conservation protects a valuable resource and reduces the offfarm direct impacts of sediment

More information

Integrating erosion and phosphorus runoff assessment with nutrient management planning in SnapPlus

Integrating erosion and phosphorus runoff assessment with nutrient management planning in SnapPlus Integrating erosion and phosphorus runoff assessment with nutrient management planning in SnapPlus L Laura Ward Good Department of Soil Science University of Wisconsin-Madison What is nutrient management

More information

CURRENT AGRICULTURAL USE VALUATION (CAUV)

CURRENT AGRICULTURAL USE VALUATION (CAUV) CURRENT AGRICULTURAL USE VALUATION (CAUV) 1 LARRY R. GEARHARDT FIELD SPECIALIST, TAXATION OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 810 FAIR ROAD SIDNEY, OHIO 45365 614-309-8992 gearhardt.5@osu.edu 2 WHY ARE WE

More information

Agricultural Model Data Inputs and Assumptions: Presentation to the Water Quality GIT October, 2014

Agricultural Model Data Inputs and Assumptions: Presentation to the Water Quality GIT October, 2014 Agricultural Model Data Inputs and Assumptions: Presentation to the Water Quality GIT October, 2014 Curtis Dell Chair, Agricultural Modeling Subcommittee USDA-ARS PSWMRU October 8, 2014 Precipitation Phase

More information

Nutrient Management in Kentucky

Nutrient Management in Kentucky IP-71 Nutrient Management in Kentucky Nutrient Management Focus Group, Environmental and Natural Resource Issues Task Force AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES 4-H/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

More information

Calculating Soil Loss

Calculating Soil Loss Lesson C7 3 Calculating Soil Loss Unit C. Plant and Soil Science Problem Area 7. Soil Erosion and Land Management Lesson 3. Calculating Soil Loss New Mexico Content Standard: Pathway Strand: Problem Solving

More information

Alan Keninger March 5, 2010

Alan Keninger March 5, 2010 Alan Keninger March 5, 2010 Acknowledgements Allan Ciha Jesse Drew Tom Schultz Kenneth Moore Tom Lonachyn Shari, Alyssa, and Dustin My Roots Family farm in North Central Iowa Six brothers and sisters Raised

More information

Rapid National Model Assessments to Support US Conservation Policy Planning Mike White

Rapid National Model Assessments to Support US Conservation Policy Planning Mike White Rapid National Model Assessments to Support US Conservation Policy Planning Mike White USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, Temple, TX 1 Topics Current National Assessments Future National

More information

Gully Evolution in Agricultural Fields Using Ground-Based LiDAR

Gully Evolution in Agricultural Fields Using Ground-Based LiDAR United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Gully Evolution in Agricultural Fields Using Ground-Based LiDAR Henrique G. Momm*, Robert R. Wells, Ronald L. Bingner, and Seth M.

More information

Phosphorus Update. Addy Elliott Colorado State University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Phosphorus Update. Addy Elliott Colorado State University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Phosphorus Update Addy Elliott Colorado State University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Phosphorus Application Considerations In order to provide sufficient nutrients to crops while preserving water

More information

What Works: Farming Practices

What Works: Farming Practices What Works: Farming Practices Forestry, Farming and Filtration: Productive Lands and Water Supplies Can Coexist September 23, 2010 St. Paul Center, Augusta, Maine Farming Practices Protect Water Nutrient

More information

Alameda County Eligibility Requirements for Williamson Act Contracts for Agricultural Uses GUIDELINES FOR COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

Alameda County Eligibility Requirements for Williamson Act Contracts for Agricultural Uses GUIDELINES FOR COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE Alameda County Eligibility Requirements for Williamson Act Contracts for Agricultural Uses GUIDELINES FOR COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE Introduction These Guidelines are intended to summarize the requirements

More information

available detached transport availability detached carries

available detached transport availability detached carries Syngenta and Water Protecting Water Quality From the decision to develop a chemical molecule to the disposal of the product container, stewardship is essential to ensure the sustainability of the product,

More information

Evaluating the Impacts of Stripper Stubble on Corn Yields in NW Kansas Year 3 (2008)

Evaluating the Impacts of Stripper Stubble on Corn Yields in NW Kansas Year 3 (2008) Evaluating the Impacts of Stripper Stubble on Corn Yields in NW Kansas Year 3 (2008) 12 th Annual Kansas Agricultural Research Association (KARA) Conference January 22 and 23, 2009 Salina, Kansas www.ksagresearch.com

More information

Resource Conserving Crop Rotation & Alternative Livestock Watering System

Resource Conserving Crop Rotation & Alternative Livestock Watering System Ken Teske Pottawatomie County Resource Conserving Crop Rotation & Alternative Livestock Watering System Cooperator: Ken Teske 19900 Golden Belt Road Onaga, Ks. 66521 Water Quality Concerns: Run-off of

More information

Strip Tillage. Increased nutrient and water storage capacity

Strip Tillage. Increased nutrient and water storage capacity Strip Tillage Disturbs 30 % of surface Meant to provide seed bed and increase soil temp in row. Remaining residues minimize wind and water erosion. Allows for potential increases in soil organic matter

More information

Single Year National Avg. Prices Crop Name Units

Single Year National Avg. Prices Crop Name Units Potential Montana Covered Commodities Program Rates Direct National Loan Rates * Target Prices for CCPs: * Payment Crop Year Crop Years Crop Year Crop Years Crop Name Units Rate per Unit 2009 2010-2012

More information

Kansas Irrigated Agriculture s Impact on Value of Crop Production

Kansas Irrigated Agriculture s Impact on Value of Crop Production Paper No. MC03-301 An ASAE Meeting Presentation Kansas Irrigated Agriculture s Impact on Value of Crop Production by Danny H. Rogers Professor Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department Kansas State

More information

Q1 Name of applicant

Q1 Name of applicant Q1 Name of applicant Answered: 646 Skipped: 36 1 / 23 Q2 What is your email address? (IDALS may provide additional resources, information on field days, and/or other opportunities related to cover crops).

More information

FIELD PHOSPHORUS RISK ASSESSMENT

FIELD PHOSPHORUS RISK ASSESSMENT NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AGRICULTURE SECTION * 1200 N STREET, SUITE 400 * LINCOLN, NE 68509-8922 TEL: (402)471-4239 *FAX: (402) 471-2909 * WEB SITE: www.ndeq.state.ne.us APPENDIX F

More information

Estimating Field-Scale Runoff and Sediment Delivery. Seth M. Dabney, USDA-ARS Dalmo A. N. Vieira, USDA-ARS Daniel C. Yoder, Univ.

Estimating Field-Scale Runoff and Sediment Delivery. Seth M. Dabney, USDA-ARS Dalmo A. N. Vieira, USDA-ARS Daniel C. Yoder, Univ. Estimating Field-Scale Runoff and Sediment Delivery Seth M. Dabney, USDA-ARS Dalmo A. N. Vieira, USDA-ARS Daniel C. Yoder, Univ. of Tennessee Organization Buffers for concentrated flow control Distributed

More information

Economic Issues Associated with No-till

Economic Issues Associated with No-till Economic Issues Associated with No-till 2014 No-till Oklahoma Conference March 11 th & 12 th, 2014 National Center for Employee Development 2801 State Highway East, Norman, OK 73071 Francis Epplin Department

More information

U.S. SOY SUSTAINABILITY PROTOCOL

U.S. SOY SUSTAINABILITY PROTOCOL U.S. SOY SUSTAINABILITY PROTOCOL HET COMITE NETWORKING EVENT JIM SUTTER, CEO U.S. SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL U.S. SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL Funded by the soybean farmers checkoff and USDA-FAS thru ASA Operating

More information

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT 590-1 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT (Acre) CODE 590 DEFINITION Managing the amount, source, placement, form and timing of the application of

More information

The 2014 farm bill is now

The 2014 farm bill is now A Business Newsletter for Agriculture Vol. 18, No. 6 www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm April 2014 New farm program to provide enrollment decisions By Steven D. Johnson, PhD, ISU Extension and Outreach farm

More information

Review of Management Scenarios for the Chesapeake Bay Program s Phase 6 Watershed Model. David T. Lightle Erosion Model Consultant December 17, 2016

Review of Management Scenarios for the Chesapeake Bay Program s Phase 6 Watershed Model. David T. Lightle Erosion Model Consultant December 17, 2016 Review of Management Scenarios for the Chesapeake Bay Program s Phase 6 Watershed Model David T. Lightle Erosion Model Consultant December 17, 2016 Resources Used Resources provided consisted of a limited

More information

Modeling Sediment and Nutrient Loads Input to Great Lakes and Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Water Quality

Modeling Sediment and Nutrient Loads Input to Great Lakes and Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Water Quality Modeling Sediment and Nutrient Loads Input to Great Lakes and Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Water Quality C. Santhi and CEAP National Assessment Team Texas A&M University System, Temple,

More information

Soil Quality, Nutrient Cycling and Soil Fertility. Ray Ward Ward Laboratories, Inc Kearney, NE

Soil Quality, Nutrient Cycling and Soil Fertility. Ray Ward Ward Laboratories, Inc Kearney, NE Soil Quality, Nutrient Cycling and Soil Fertility Ray Ward Ward Laboratories, Inc Kearney, NE www.wardlab.com Purposes of Soil Quality Employ new & modified crop management systems Increase efficiency

More information

Objectives ALPHABET SOUP A GUIDE TO NRCS PROGRAMS. General Agency Overview Programs & Practices Available Success Stories Questions??

Objectives ALPHABET SOUP A GUIDE TO NRCS PROGRAMS. General Agency Overview Programs & Practices Available Success Stories Questions?? ALPHABET SOUP A GUIDE TO NRCS PROGRAMS Leah Carson, Rangeland Management Specialist Thedford NRCS Service Center Anna Ferguson, Soil Conservationist Rushville NRCS Service Center Objectives General Agency

More information

Watershed BMPs. Notes from NRCS online site on BMPs. Focus on key BMPs

Watershed BMPs. Notes from NRCS online site on BMPs.  Focus on key BMPs Notes from NRCS online site on BMPs http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/standards/nhcp.html Focus on key BMPs Function, benefits, and drawbacks listed Definition Novotny & Olem: BMPs are methods and practices

More information

Action Packet for Agriculture

Action Packet for Agriculture Pennsylvania Water Quality Action Packet for Agriculture A Self Assessment and Planning Tool for Water Quality Protection Under the PA Clean Streams Law Funded by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental

More information

Kansas Custom Rates 2018

Kansas Custom Rates 2018 Kansas Custom Rates 2018 Kansas Department of Agriculture And the Kansas State University Land Use Survey Program 2018 RATES PAID BY KANSAS FARMERS FOR CUSTOM WORK Kansas Department of Agriculture In Cooperation

More information

Kansas Custom Rates 2018

Kansas Custom Rates 2018 Kansas Custom Rates 2018 Kansas Department of Agriculture And the Kansas State University Land Use Survey Program 2018 RATES PAID BY KANSAS FARMERS FOR CUSTOM WORK Kansas Department of Agriculture In Cooperation

More information

Role of Soils in Water Quality. Mike Marshall Extension Associate Texas A&M-Institute of Renewable Natural Resources

Role of Soils in Water Quality. Mike Marshall Extension Associate Texas A&M-Institute of Renewable Natural Resources Role of Soils in Water Quality Mike Marshall Extension Associate Texas A&M-Institute of Renewable Natural Resources Water Quality in Texas Water is a finite resource that can be impaired by pollution from

More information

Kansas Custom Rates 2016

Kansas Custom Rates 2016 Kansas Custom Rates 2016 Kansas Department of Agriculture And the Kansas State University Agricultural Land Use Survey Center 2016 RATES PAID BY KANSAS FARMERS FOR CUSTOM WORK Kansas Department of Agriculture

More information

From the Ground Up- Field Soil Considerations

From the Ground Up- Field Soil Considerations From the Ground Up- Field Soil Considerations Ted Bilderback Nursery Extension Specialist Department of Horticulture Science North Carolina State University Ted_Bilderback@ncsu.edu http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/nursery/

More information

Real Estate Taxes: E/2 of Section $2, S/2 SW/4 & NW/4 SW/4 Section 36 $1, N/2 Section $5,176.84

Real Estate Taxes: E/2 of Section $2, S/2 SW/4 & NW/4 SW/4 Section 36 $1, N/2 Section $5,176.84 Real Estate Taxes: E/2 of Section 36-12-6 $2,744.38 S/2 SW/4 & NW/4 SW/4 Section 36 $1,967.26 N/2 Section 1-13-6 $5,176.84 Additional Information Cash rent currently @ $70/acre Pasture rent currently @

More information

Webinar 2. Finding and Quantifying Credits

Webinar 2. Finding and Quantifying Credits Webinar 1. Overview Webinar 2. Finding and Quantifying Credits Webinar 3. Developing a Plan Webinar 4. Implementing and Verifying Offsets Adaptive Management Technical Handbook Released: 01/07/2013 http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/surfacewater/adaptivemanagement.html

More information

LIMITED IRRIGATION OF FOUR SUMMER CROPS IN WESTERN KANSAS. Alan Schlegel, Loyd Stone, and Troy Dumler Kansas State University SUMMARY

LIMITED IRRIGATION OF FOUR SUMMER CROPS IN WESTERN KANSAS. Alan Schlegel, Loyd Stone, and Troy Dumler Kansas State University SUMMARY LIMITED IRRIGATION OF FOUR SUMMER CROPS IN WESTERN KANSAS Alan Schlegel, Loyd Stone, and Troy Dumler Kansas State University SUMMARY Research was initiated under sprinkler irrigation to evaluate limited

More information

Evaluating the Least Cost Selection of Agricultural Management Practices in the Fort Cobb Watershed

Evaluating the Least Cost Selection of Agricultural Management Practices in the Fort Cobb Watershed Evaluating the Least Cost Selection of Agricultural Management Practices in the Fort Cobb Watershed Solmaz Rasoulzadeh*, Arthur Stoecker Daniel E. Storm *PhD student, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

More information

Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative

Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative Helping People Help the Land www.nrcs.usda.gov Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative Overview To improve the health of the Mississippi River Basin, including water quality and wildlife

More information

Implementing a Soil Health Management System in a Corn/Bean Rotation

Implementing a Soil Health Management System in a Corn/Bean Rotation Implementing a Soil Health Management System in a Corn/Bean Rotation Soil Health Management System Collection of practices that focus on maintaining or enhancing soil health Address all four of the soil

More information

Integrating Agricultural Land Management into a Watershed Response Model

Integrating Agricultural Land Management into a Watershed Response Model Integrating Agricultural Land Management into a Watershed Response Model Adam Freihoefer, Tom Beneke, & Aaron Ruesch Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources NCASI Northern Region Meeting May 6, 2014

More information

A Brief Overview of U.S. Agricultural Conservation Policy

A Brief Overview of U.S. Agricultural Conservation Policy A Brief Overview of U.S. Agricultural Conservation Policy Roger Claassen Economic Research Service US Department of Agriculture The views expressed are those of the author and cannot necessarily be attributed

More information

G Estimating Percent Residue Cover Using the Calculation Method

G Estimating Percent Residue Cover Using the Calculation Method University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Historical Materials from University of Nebraska- Lincoln Extension Extension 1995 G95-1135 Estimating Percent Residue Cover

More information

EXTENSION Know how. Know now. EC195 (Revised August 2012)

EXTENSION Know how. Know now. EC195 (Revised August 2012) EXTENSION Know how. Know now. EC195 (Revised August 2012) The Nebraska Phosphorus Index (2012): Background And Users Guide Charles S. Wortmann, Extension Soils Specialist Charles A. Shapiro, Extension

More information

Protecting Surface Water Quality

Protecting Surface Water Quality EXTENSION Know how. Know now. EC730 Protecting Surface Water Quality Adoption of Agricultural Best Management Practices in the Lower Big Blue River Basin Thomas G. Franti, Extension Surface Water Management

More information

CROP ROTATION SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. Kansas Rural Center MANAGEMENT GUIDES. Benefits of Crop Rotations AUGUST 1998 MG2A.1

CROP ROTATION SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. Kansas Rural Center MANAGEMENT GUIDES. Benefits of Crop Rotations AUGUST 1998 MG2A.1 Kansas Rural Center SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT GUIDES CROP ROTATION AUGUST 1998 Crop rotations are fundamental to sustainable cropping systems. A well-designed crop rotation creates farm diversity

More information

STATE OF KANSAS. Department of Revenue. Division of Property Valuation. Director s Report on Kansas Agricultural Land Valuation

STATE OF KANSAS. Department of Revenue. Division of Property Valuation. Director s Report on Kansas Agricultural Land Valuation STATE OF KANSAS Department of Revenue Division of Property Valuation Director s Report on Kansas Agricultural Land Valuation Issued September 1, 2002 Stephen S. Richards Bill Graves Mark S. Beck Secretary

More information

Grower Survey of Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Grower Survey of Best Management Practices (BMPs) Please provide the following information: Today s date: VCAILG ID Number: Information for person completing this survey: Name: Operation Information: Operation Name: Title: Owner or Grower Name: Phone:

More information

Prairie Strips On My Land: Frequently Asked Questions

Prairie Strips On My Land: Frequently Asked Questions May 2015 Prairie Strips On My Land: Frequently Asked Questions Prairie strips is a conservation practice that uses strategically placed native prairie plantings in crop fields. The practice was developed

More information

North Dakota Agricultural Land Valuation Model

North Dakota Agricultural Land Valuation Model North Dakota Agricultural Land Valuation Model March 2012 Dwight Aakre/Ron Haugen Farm Management Specialists Valuation and Assessment of Agricultural Land Agricultural value is defined as the capitalized

More information

Targeting Best Management in Contrasting Watersheds

Targeting Best Management in Contrasting Watersheds Targeting Best Management in Contrasting Watersheds Andrew Sharpley, Tommy Daniel, Sheri Herron & Bil Gburek University or Arkansas, BMP s Inc. & USDA-ARS ARS Today s s P Cycle is Fragmented Grain P Manure

More information

2018 Crop Outlook. Chris Hurt, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics. Michael Langemeier, Assoc. Director, Center for Commercial Agriculture

2018 Crop Outlook. Chris Hurt, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics. Michael Langemeier, Assoc. Director, Center for Commercial Agriculture 2018 Crop Outlook Chris Hurt, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics Michael Langemeier, Assoc. Director, Center for Commercial Agriculture James Mintert, Director, Center for Commercial Agriculture

More information

Agriculture & Business Management Notes...

Agriculture & Business Management Notes... Agriculture & Business Management Notes... Custom Rates for Colorado Farms & Ranches in 2009 Colorado State University Extension conducts an annual survey of agricultural producers, land owners and managers,

More information

Agricultural NPS Measures. Kevin Wagner Aaron Wendt

Agricultural NPS Measures. Kevin Wagner Aaron Wendt Agricultural NPS Measures Kevin Wagner Aaron Wendt How are Ag BMPs Implemented? Texas Conservation Partnership Providing Conservation Assistance to Private Landowners for 70 Years LOCAL- 217 Soil and Water

More information

Evaluating BMP selection and placement in intermittent channels in Fort Cobb watershed

Evaluating BMP selection and placement in intermittent channels in Fort Cobb watershed Evaluating BMP selection and placement in intermittent channels in Fort Cobb watershed Preliminary Research Solmaz Rasoulzadeh, Arthur Stoecker Ph.D Student, Environmental Science Professor, Agricultural

More information

V. Eligible Practices A. Cost-Share Practices

V. Eligible Practices A. Cost-Share Practices V. Eligible Practices A. Cost-Share Practices Sheet and Rill/Gully Erosion Resource Concern... 9 DSL-01 Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment... 9 DSL-02 Permanent Vegetative Cover Improvement... 11

More information

Kansas Agricultural Land Values

Kansas Agricultural Land Values Kansas Agricultural Land Values Mykel Taylor Asst. Professor KANSAS AG LAND VALUES K State Dept. of Agricultural Economics May 30, 2014 Webinar sponsored by: Porter Cattle Company of Reading, KS Why the

More information

Cover Crops Effects on Soil Health in Corn- Soybean Rotations in Iowa

Cover Crops Effects on Soil Health in Corn- Soybean Rotations in Iowa Cover Crops Effects on Soil Health in Corn- Soybean Rotations in Iowa Cover Crop Workshop Spring Management USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment Ames, Iowa Tom Kaspar Ben Knutson

More information

Southwestern Colorado Research Center Retrospective

Southwestern Colorado Research Center Retrospective Southwestern Colorado Research Center Retrospective AES Research Center Conference January 7, 2016 Abdel Berrada, Senior Research Scientist & Manager Pre-CSU Morocco (Dep. of Ag.) Kansas (Servi-Tech Inc.)

More information

Kansas Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents

Kansas Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents Kansas Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents KANSAS AG LAND VALUES Mykel Taylor Asst. Professor KSU Agricultural Economics Farm Management PFT January 18, 2013 Kansas Land Values Kansas Land Values Where

More information

Frequently Asked Questions. Prairie Conservation Strips On My Land:

Frequently Asked Questions. Prairie Conservation Strips On My Land: Prairie Conservation Strips On My Land: Frequently Asked Questions May 2014 Science-based Trials of Rowcr ops Integrated with Prairie Strips Project partners include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

More information

Soil and farm practices data concerning the case study Svratka were collected according to questionnaire 1 by the expert on soil protection.

Soil and farm practices data concerning the case study Svratka were collected according to questionnaire 1 by the expert on soil protection. Soil and farm practices data concerning the case study Svratka were collected according to questionnaire 1 by the expert on soil protection. Farmers in the case study region were interviewed according

More information

2013 RATES PAID BY KANSAS FARMERS FOR CUSTOM WORK

2013 RATES PAID BY KANSAS FARMERS FOR CUSTOM WORK Custom Rates 2013 United States Department Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Northern Plains Region Kansas Field Office and the Kansas Department Agriculture Kansas Agricultural Statistics

More information

IET: Integrated Resource Assessment Tool for ArcGIS

IET: Integrated Resource Assessment Tool for ArcGIS IET: Integrated Resource Assessment Tool for ArcGIS Esri Southwest User Conference April 11, 2018 J. Carlson 1, J. Poore 2, J. Mount 2 1 Civil and Environmental Engineering 2 USDA Natural Resources Conservation

More information

National Agricultural Statistics Service Overview

National Agricultural Statistics Service Overview National Agricultural Statistics Service Overview Hubert Hamer, Administrator USDA s National Agricultural Statistics Service Lincoln, Nebraska September 24, 2016 Mission of NASS The National Agricultural

More information

Conservation Practices for Landlords There is growing concern over the possible

Conservation Practices for Landlords There is growing concern over the possible Conservation Practices for Landlords There is growing concern over the possible impact of rented land on soil conservation. Concerns regarding conservation practices are not new; however, the recent increase

More information

The Agricultural Act of Farm Service Agency Programs.

The Agricultural Act of Farm Service Agency Programs. The Agricultural Act of 2014 Farm Service Agency Programs www.fsa.usda.gov/ne The Agricultural Act of 2014 1 2014 Farm Bill 2014 Farm Bill repealed Direct Payments Strengthened the Farm Program Safety

More information

Ohio Agricultural Production and Rural Infrastructure

Ohio Agricultural Production and Rural Infrastructure Ohio Trends in Agricultural Production and Infrastructure Highlights - In many states the percentage of the state population designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as living in rural areas has declined,

More information

Appendix F: Program Metadata Worksheets

Appendix F: Program Metadata Worksheets Appendix F F-1 Appendix F: Program Metadata Worksheets wq-s1-80s 1 All Sectors/NPS BMP Indicator Implementation of Nonpoint Source (NPS) Best Management Practices (BMPs) Tracked via elink and Estimated

More information

Agriculture & Business Management Notes...

Agriculture & Business Management Notes... Agriculture & Business Management Notes... Custom Rates for Colorado Farms & Ranches in 2011 Colorado State University Extension conducts an annual survey of agricultural producers, land owners and managers,

More information