The Nutrient Management Reference Guide 2000 Edition Introduction Nutrient management is a key issue that will continue to affect farms in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Regu lations are becoming stricter to prevent nutrient runoff and streamwater contamination. To help farmers comply with regulations and to help them their role in understand nutrient management, Lan caster Farming has compiled this second addition of “The Nutrient Management Reference Guide.” The guide includes valuable information and advice on developing and maintaining a nutrient management plan on your farm. It also lists resources to help you get started in nutrient management planning. Issues affecting farmers and ways to deal with excess nutrients are also addressed. The staff of Lancaster Farming thanks the many contrib utors to this book, including experts from the Penn State University, Cornell University, the Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture, the State Soil Commission, local con servation districts, extension offices, and in private practices. “The Nutrient Management Reference Guide” was pub lished as a supplement to the August 19, 2000, issue of the Lancaster Farming. It will be made available at area trade shows where the Lancaster Farming exhibits. Published On August 19,2000, By The Lancaster Farming Newspaper 1 East Main Street Ephrata, PA 17522 Phone: (717)626-1164 Fax:(717)733-6058 Email: farming@lancasterfarming.com Web Site: lancasterfarming.com Advertisers Adamstown Equipment ............................... Ag Chem Sales Co., Inc Agrißasic, Inc. .............................................. Agriculver, Inc Agri, Inc. ............ ................ Agri-Service, LLC ........................................ Automatic Farm Systems Bank of Lancaster County ......................... Binkley & Hur5t............... 15, 19, 29, 44, f Brubaker Consulting Group ...................... Cedar Crest Equipment .....—................... Consolidated Nutrition, LC ........................ James Deeny ................................................. Dry Hill Farm Shop ................. Faurview Fruit Farm ................................... Farmer Boy Ag Systems ............................. Farmer Automatic Of America, Inc Hershey Equipment Co., Inc Highland Tires ..............—...............—....... Hoober, Inc. J-Star Industries, Inc Keystone Concrete Products ...................... Dennis Kolb .................................................. Lapp's Barn Equipment ............................. Lebanon MRI .................................—.......... Lebanon Valley Enterprises .........—.......... Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank Leed Truck Center Manada Construction ................................. Messick Farm Equipment............................ Mid-Atlantic Agri System Need Farms Northeast Agri Systems ................ Pa. Crop Management ............................ One Stop Electric Motor Repair Pennfield Corp Precise Concrete Walls, Inc Progressive Pressure Systems Rettew Associates Rigidply Rafters, Inc Rovendale Ag & Barn equipment ............ Schick Farms Enterprises .......................... Show-Ease Stall Co Skelly & Loy, Inc Sollenberger Silo .......................................... John Z. Stoltzfus Telmark LLC Tico Mfg, Inc Timber Tech Engineering Triple H Construction Terry L. Weaver .......................................... Wengers of Myerstown ............................... William H. Wessels West Branch Crop Management .............. Witmer Implement ......................................
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