UNIVERSITY PARK - Robert J. Anderson is looking forward to the educational task that awaits New prof named Russell A. Rebertus has joined U of 0 plant science faculty as a specialist in soil development .and mineralogy. Anderson to head extension soil project him as the newly appointed senior nutrient management project assistant for The Pennsylvania State University’s Cooperative Extension Service. “It’s easy for farmers to overlook the problem of water contamination,” he says. “Making these people understand that they can reduce fertilizer and manure inputs without reducing crop yields will be a rewarding challenge.” Anderson will work from an office in Lancaster County. His appointment was announced by W. Wayne Hinish, acting dean of Penn Slate’s College of Agriculture and director of the university’s ex tension service. Anderson will be responsible for developing individual field nutrient plans by calculating manure and fertilizer consumption through a computer analysis developed by the university’s Agronomy Department. “Our goal is to reduce the amount of excess nutrients from manure and commercial fertilizers being applied to farmland in the Rural Clean Water Project area around the Upper Conestoga River. Ex cess nutrients being applied to some fields may be better utilized when applied to others,” he ex plains. Since only half the nitrogen in manure is available the year of application and little research has been done to determine the exact amount of soil nitrogen available, Anderson says, some guessing may be necessary to make recommendations. Phosphorus fertilization is another area that Anderson will study in the program. He expects to reduce nitrogen applications by 750.000 pounds and phosphorus by 375.000 pounds over a 20,000-acre area by 1988. The challenge is not new to him. 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He taught soil tertihty, vegetable crop production, farm record-keeping, livestock production, agricultural products marketing, and most importantly, nutrient management, to more than 150 farmers there. “Amish and Mennonite farmers make up most of the population here, but this program will help all farmers in the area,” he says. “My experience with the people here and my work in agronomy and soil science with university resear chers should serve as a good background.” Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education in 1967 and a master’s degree in agricultural and extension education in 1975, both from Penn State. He worked for the Wallenpaupack Area School District as an agriculture teacher and for Sperry New Holland as a factory service representative until he was drafted in 1969. Anderson is currently an associate director of the Lancaster County Conservation District and the director/secretary of the Conestoga Valley Vegetable Growers Association. 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