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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

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