Department of Conservation and Recreation
Conserve. Protect. Enjoy.
Department of Conservation and Recreation
This school deals with writing nutrient management plans using Virginia’s nutrient management training and certification regulations. This is a “hands-on” school in which participants complete exercises using soils, soil tests, crop yields, and animal numbers in a variety of challenging scenarios from a real farm to learn all the components of a nutrient management plan.
At the end of the school, participants will have completed the first 6 months of an actual three-year nutrient management plan. This includes components such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and lime recommendations. Manure and biosolids materials will also be allocated to fields allowing participants to not only calculate manure volumes of different animal species, but also learn how to calculate plant nutrient availability from organic materials.
