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Water Quality Improvement Research & Education Projects

• Water Quality Projects
• Aquaculture & Pond Management
• Chesapeake Bay Programs
• Dairy & Equine
• Economics
• IPM & Pesticide Safety
• Nursery & Greenhouse Nutrient Management
• Nutrient Management Software Development
• Phosphorous/Nitrogen Management & Planning
• Poultry Litter & Nutrients
• Residential Nutrient Management
• Riparian Forest Buffers & Tree Growth

The University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has engaged in numerous research & extension activities to address the intent of the Water Quality Improvement Act of 1997.  The follow is a synopsis of these activities:

• Aquaculture & Pond Management
• Developing Sustainable Aquaculture in Maryland
  
• Stormwater Pond Management Verification Project
  
• Nutrients and Harmful Algae in the Chesapeake and Aquaculture Systems
  
• Plant Mitigation of Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay
  
• Chesapeake Bay Programs
• Chesapeake Bay Program
  
• Regional Agricultural Coordination
  
• Nonpoint Source Analysis in Support of the Chesapeake Bay Program
  
• Refinement and Revision of Chesapeake Bay Program Best Management Practice (BMP) Efficiency Estimates
  
• Mid Atlantic Water Program
  
• Agricultural Drainage Ditch Water Treatment to Remove Nutrients and Other Pollutants.
  
• Utilization of Variable Rate Nitrogen Application in The Mid-Atlantic to Increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency
  
• Dairy & Equine
• Whole Farm Strategies to Balance Nitrogen and Minimize Ammonia Emission on Dairy Farms
  
• Cost Effective Strategy to Reduce Nitrogen Loss from Land Application of Dairy Manure
  
• Nutrient Management for Emerging Animal Species
  
• Economics
• Biases in Nutrient Management Planning – Land Economics
  
• Economic Analysis of Poultry Litter Supplies
  
• IPM & Pesticide Safety
• Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP)
  
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  
• Nursery & Greenhouse Nutrient Management
• Water and Nutrient Management for the Nursery and Greenhouse Industries
  
• Nutrient Management Software Development
• P Index Software for P Loading Risk Assessmen
  
• Phosphorus and Nitrogen Loss Efficiencies Based on Nutrient Management Planning
  
• Nutrient Management Software
  
• Phosphorous/Nitrogen Management & Planning
• Regional meetings to share most current research base on phosphorus site index development (Mule Barn)
  
• Coordinating Regional Efforts Involving Manure Management in Reduced Tillage and Pasture Systems
  
• Development of a Reliable Phosphorus Site Index for Assessing the Potential for Phosphorus Losses from Agricultural Lands
  
• Immobilization of Soluble Phosphorus in Animal Waste with SWAN-Gypsum and Iron Oxide Filter Cake Co-Products
  
• Agricultural Nutrient Management Program (funded by 3 separate contracts with Maryland Department of Agriculture)
  
• Using plant petiole nitrate testing to reduce nitrogen applications in vegetables
  
• Facilitating Communication between “Farmâ€� and “Environmentalâ€� Communities in Talbot County
  
• Nutrient Management Activities at County Level
  
• Poultry Litter & Nutrients
• Poultry Litter Management and Transport
  
• Farmers Willingness to Substitute Poultry Litter for Commercial Fertilizer
  
• Utilizing conservation tillage to minimize nutrient losses from poultry litter applied in grain production systems
  
• Sustainable Use of Pelletized Broiler Litter in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
  
• Reducing the Environmental Impact of Poultry Production in Delmarva
  
• Alternative containment structures for stockpiling poultry litter
  
• Nutrient Fate & Transport Associated with Poultry Litter Stock Piles
  
• Phosphorus Removal from Animal Waste with SWAN-Gypsum
  
• Residential Nutrient Management
• Corporate Engagement
  
• Evaluation of the impact of residential fertilizer application and use in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
  
• Working with the DIY Fertilizer industry through the Scotts MiracleGro Company
  
• Riparian Forest Buffers & Tree Growth
• Determination of Optimum Tree Density and Biosolid Application Rate and the Effect on Water Quality and Tree Growth Using the Deep Row Biosolids Incorporation Method
  
• Environmental Benefits and Costs of a Voluntary Riparian Forest Buffer Program in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
  

For more information, contact Bob Tjaden

Last updated: 01/31/2008

International Summer School in Wetland Science Management
The Department of Environmental Science and Technology (ENST) has partnered with Hamburg University in Hamburg, Germany to create this cutting-edge field studies program for German and Maryland graduate students. - posted Jul 29, 2008

Conference to Focus on Phosphorus and the Bay
Scientists, farmers, policy makers, Extension educators and others interested in minimizing phosphorus losses from agricultural lands to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are invited to attend the 2008 meeting of SERA-17. - posted Jul 8, 2008

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