BMPs


Iowa State University College of Agriculture
  • Riparian Buffer Systems
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    ISU Extension BMP Information Sheets (PDF's)
    #1 Soil Testing #7 Nitrogen Application
    #2 Phosphorus Application #8 Nutrient Management Plan
    #3 Manure Resources #9 Equipment Calibration
    #4 Residue Management #10 Conservation Reserve Program
    #5 Crop Rotation #11 Conservation Practices
    #6 Crop Yields  
     
    Kansas State University Research & Extension
  • Using wetlands and filter strips to handle dairy waste runoff.
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    Purdue University
  • Best Management Practices for Soil Erosion
  • Emerging Nutrient Management Technologies
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    University of Illinois Extension   
  • 60 ways farmers can protect their surface water   
  • 50 ways farmers can protect their ground water   
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    University of Minnesota Extension
  • Water Quality and Agriculture Publications   
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    University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Vegetative Filter Strips for Agriculture
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    University of Wisconsin Extension
  • Water Quality Publications, including Farm-A-Syst   
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    USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Buffer Strips: Common Sense Conservation
  • CORE4 Conservation Practices Training Guide
  • Iowa Phosphorus Index
  • National Handbook of Conservation Practices
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    Watershed Success Stories
  • National Showcase Watersheds - Bear Creek, Iowa
  • Bigalk Creek Watershed - Iowa