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WELCOME TO MANURE MANAGEMENT JEOPARDY! Sections 2 and 3 Nutrient Management Regulations Effect of Nutrients on Ground and Surface Water BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture (BELAA) was funded by the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under award #2009-49400-05871

Phosphorous in Surface Water Manure Management Nitrates in Groundwater Federal and State Regulations State Agency Involvement 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Federal and State Regulations for 100 All nutrient management plans must meet this standard. Answer

Federal and State Regulations for 100 What is the 590 nutrient management standard? Back to the Game Board 3

Federal and State Regulations for 200 The 590 standard regulates these which can be applied to cropland. Answer

Federal and State Regulations for 200 What are nutrients? Back to the Game Board

Federal and State Regulations for 300 Two purposes of the 590 standard. Answer

Federal and State Regulations for 300 • What are: • To budget, supply, and conserve nutrients for plant production. • • To minimize agricultural nonpoint source pollution of surface and groundwater resources. • • To properly utilize manure or organic by-products as a plant nutrient source. • • To protect air quality by reducing odors, nitrogen emissions (ammonia, oxides of nitrogen), and the formation of atmospheric particulates. • • To maintain or improve the physical, chemical, and biological condition of soil. Back to the Game Board

Federal and State Regulations for 400 Nutrient management regulations are in place to protect environmentally sensitive areas from these two things. Answer

Federal and State Regulations for 400 What are manure and nutrient runoff? Back to the Gameboard

Federal and State Regulations for 500 A nutrient management plan helps a farmer with this type of image. Answer

Federal and State Regulations for 500 What is a good public image? Back to the Game Board

State Agency Involvement for 100 Number of animal units which generally triggers the need for a special permit Answer

State Agency Involvement for 100 What is 1000? Back to the Game Board

State Agency Involvement for 200 Most farms needing a special permit will work with this agency to obtain the permit Answer

State Agency Involvement for 200 Who is the Department of Natural Resources? Back to the Game Board

State Agency Involvement for 300 A farm failing to manage its manure properly may receive one of these Answer

State Agency Involvement for 300 What is a Notice of Discharge? Back to the Game Board

State Agency Involvement for 400 Water bodies that do not meet water quality standards set by the state Answer

State Agency Involvement for 400 What are impaired waters (water bodies, 303d list)? Back to the Game Board

State Agency Involvement for 500 Federal agency overseeing manure and nutrient management regulations Answer

State Agency Involvement for 500 Who is the Environmental Protection Agency? Back to the Game Board

Nitrates in Groundwater for 100 This nutrient is the most common contaminant in groundwater for human consumption Answer

Nitrates in Groundwater for 100 What is nitrate from nitrogen? Back to the Game Board

Nitrates in Groundwater for 200 A condition of depleted oxygen from nitrogen runoff affecting the Gulf of Mexico Answer

Nitrates in Groundwater for 200 What is Hypoxia? Back to the Game Board

Nitrates in Groundwater for 300 Human condition in infants where nitrite depletes oxygen in the blood Answer

Nitrates in Groundwater for 300 What is blue baby syndrome? Back to the Game Board

Nitrates in Groundwater for 400 Process where nitrogen is lost through the soil profile to groundwater Answer

Nitrates in Groundwater for 400 What is leaching? Back to the Game Board

Nitrates in Groundwater for 500 Farmers can manage the amount of nitrogen they receive from these three sources Answer

Nitrates in Groundwater for 500 What are commercial fertilizer, legumes, and manure? Back to the Game Board

Phosphorous in Surface water for 100 Phosphorous encourages growth of these in surface waters Answer

Phosphorous in Surface water for 100 What are algae and nuisance weeds? Back to the Game Board

Phosphorous in Surface water for 200 This is reduced in surface waters when nutrients are in excess Answer

Phosphorous in Surface water for 200 What is oxygen? Back to the Game Board

Phosphorous in Surface water for 300 The amount of phosphorous available the first year after application of manure Answer

Phosphorous in Surface water for 300 What is 55%? Back to the Game Board

Phosphorous in Surface water for 400 This determines the current levels of phosphorous in the soil Answer

Phosphorous in Surface water for 400 What is a soil test? Back to the Game Board

Phosphorous in Surface water for 500 When planning a manure application, the combination of these two things can ensure proper fertilization of phosphorous Answer

Phosphorous in Surface water for 500 What are soil tests and realistic yield goals? Back to the Game Board

Manure Management for 100 Best management practice to reduce risk of phosphorous moving to surface waters Answer

Manure Management for 100 What is avoiding application of manure to frozen soils? Back to the Gameboard

Manure Management for 200 Most phosphorous is lost from the field in these Answer

Manure Management for 200 What are eroded soil particles? Back to the Game Board

Manure Management for 300 Three factors influence the amount of phosphorous lost in runoff (name one) Answer

Manure Management for 300 What are: Time and amount of winter precipitation Depth of snow Spring freeze/thaw pattern Back to the Game Board

Manure Management for 400 Where most of the phosphorous in surface water comes from Answer

Manure Management for 400 What is soil particles and organic matter? Back to the Gameboard

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