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Plan Writing Tools

• Plan Writing Tools
• Steps to Writing a Nutrient Management Plan
• Data Collection
• Soil Sampling and Testing
• Manure Sampling and Testing
• Compost Testing
• Tissue Sampling and Testing
• Calculating the Phosphorus Site Index
• Generating Recommendations
• Compiling and Reviewing Your Nutrient Management Plan
• Submitting Plan Components
• Record Keeping
• Following Up

What is a Nutrient Management Plan?

A nutrient management plan is a formal document that balances crop nutrient needs with nutrients that are applied in the form of commercial fertilizer, animal manure, or biosolids.

A plan contains:

• soil test results
• manure and biosolids analyses (where applicable)
• yield goals
• estimates of residual nitrogen to generate field-by-field recommendations

To see examples of different types of nutrient management plans, please visit the Model Plans web page.

What is Involved in the Plan Writing Process?

The plan writing process involves the following steps:

1. Data collection
2. Soil sampling and testing
3. Manure sampling and testing (if applicable)
4. Compost testing (if applicable)
5. Tissue sampling and testing (if applicable)
6. Calculating the Phosphorus Site Index (if fields have an FIV-P greater than or equal to 150)
7. Generating recommendations
8. Compiling and reviewing your nutrient management plan
9. Submitting plan components and reporting form to the Maryland Department of Agriculture (first reporting only)
10. Record keeping
11. Following up

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For more information, contact Trish Steinhilber

Last updated: 08/11/2011

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