Heartland Region Phosphorus Best Management

Practices Workshop

Arbor Day Farm Lied Lodge and Convention Center,

Nebraska City, NE

June 8 - 10, 2004

Intended Audience

1. University and ARS research and extension faculty.

2. State and federal agency personnel.

3. Resource managers and advisors.

Agenda

June 8

12:00 noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Introductions – Dan Devlin, Kansas State Univ.

Heartland Project Mission and Objectives

Expected Outcomes of Workshop

1:20 p.m. Phosphorus: Mechanisms of Loss and Regional/National Phosphorus Issues Understanding the Basic Principles of Soil P and Water P Relative to Runoff and Eutrophication - Gary Pierzynski, Kansas State Univ.

2:20 p.m. The Effects of Phosphorus on Aquatic Environments – Don Huggins, Univ. of Kansas

Development, Evaluation, and Use of the Phosphorus Index

3:05 p.m. Break

3:20 p.m. General Overview of the Phosphorus Index- Gary Pierzynski, Kansas State

Univ.

4:00 p.m. Iowa Phosphorus Index – Antonio Mallarino, Iowa State University

Using the Phosphorus Index in Iowa – Chris Murray, Iowa NRCS

4:20 p.m. Nebraska Phosphorus Index – Diego Ayala, Nebraska NRCS

Using the Phosphorus Index in Nebraska – Diego Ayala, Nebraska NRCS

4:40 p.m. Missouri Phosphorus Index – Ron Miller, Missouri NRCS

Using the Phosphorus Index in Missouri – Ron Miller, Missouri NRCS

5:00 p.m. Kansas Phosphorus Index – Dale Leikam, Kansas State Univ.

Using the Phosphorus Index in Kansas – Dale Leikam, Kansas State

Univ.

6:00 p.m. Dinner

7:00 p.m. Environmental Issues: Past and Future – James Baker, Iowa State Univ.

Finish of Day 1

June 9

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

Continue Development, Evaluation, and Use of the Phosphorus Index

8:00 a.m. Small Group Discussion of the Phosphorus Index, How the P-Index is used in each State

8:55 a.m. Effectiveness of Filter Strips, and Riparian Buffers – Richard Schultz, Iowa State University

9:45 a.m. Break

Effectiveness of Phosphorus Best Management Practices for Agriculture – Tillage, Manure and Fertilizer Phosphorus Management, Soil P levels, Pasture, Other P Best Management Practices

10:05 a.m. Soil Testing, Soil P Levels, P Recommendations, P Application – Antonio Mallarino, Iowa State Univ. and Dale Leikam, Kansas State Univ.

11:05 a.m. Manure Management Considerations – Bahman Eghball, USDA-ARS

Other Phosphorus Best Management Practices – John Gilley, USDA-ARS

12:05 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Perimeter tour of the National Arbor Day Farm

2:30 p.m. Integrated Approach to Tillage and Manure Management - Madhi Al-Kaisi, Iowa State Univ.

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Phosphorus Management for Pasture and Grazing – John Kovar, USDA-ARS

3:50 p.m. Watershed Modeling Approach to Water Quality – Verel Benson, Univ. of Missouri

4:40 p.m. Field Drainage Systems and P Movement – James Baker, Iowa State Univ.

5:20 p.m. The Importance of Conservation Structures– Kent McVay, Kansas State Univ.

6:00 p.m. Dinner

Finish of Day 2

June 10

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

Continuation of Effectiveness of Phosphorus Best Management Practices for Agriculture – Tillage, Manure and Fertilizer Phosphorus Management, Soil P levels, Other P Best Management Practices

8:00 a.m. BMPs: Cost-effectiveness and Adoptability – Ray Massey, Univ. of Missouri

8:50 a.m. Group Discussion of P BMPs (opportunities and obstacles, training needs)

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Present Small Group Discussion Summaries

Setting Phosphorus Nutrient Criteria in EPA Region 7

11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion

John Bender, Department of Environmental Quality

Gary Welker, EPA Region 7

12:00 p.m. Lunch

Meeting Finished