Using the Minnesota Phosphorus Index
to Reduce Risk of P Loss

This workshop was presented January 26th to February 3rd in Crookston, Staples, Willmar, Lamberton, and Rochester, MN.

Who

About 40 people attended at each location.  Participants included crop consultants, private agronomists, farmers, and employees from the NRCS, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Watershed Districts, and other state and federal agencies.

Presentations

• Phosphorus in the soil/water system (pdf, 300KB) -John Moncrief
• The philosophy and components of the MN P Index (pdf, 1MB) -John Moncrief
• Demonstration of the program -Ed Dorsey
• Hands-on practice  -Ed Dorsey/Ann Lewandowski
• Effective use of the MN P Index  (pdf, 600KB)-Ann Lewandowski
• Comparison of P Indexes from MN, WI, and IA (pdf 400KB) -Ann Lewandowski
• Agency perspectives on application of P Index:
     Minnesota Department of Agriculture -Matt Drewitz
     Natural Resource Conservation Service (pdf, 200KB) -Jeff St.Ores
     Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (pdf, 800KB) -Dave Wall and others

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Organizers

The workshop was organized by the UMN Dept of Soil, Water, & Climate in cooperation with the MN Dept. of Agriculture, MN Pollution Control Agency, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the UMN Extension Service.

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