Cornell Cropware and the Nutrient Management Spear Program

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Cornell Cropware and the Nutrient Management
Spear Program
Whats new with.
Greg Albrecht
NYS Precision Ag Roundtable --- March 5, 2003
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http//nmsp.css.cornell.edu
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The NMSP Team
Quirine Ketterings - Assistant Professor,
CSS Karl Czymmek - Senior Extension Associate,
PRO-DAIRY Greg Albrecht - Extension Associate,
CSS Caroline Rasmussen - Research Support
Specialist, CSS Greg Godwin Research Support
Specialist, CSS Vijay Durbal cuNMPS Programmer,
AS Barb Dybwad Web Programmer
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Cornell Cropware

• Software to integrate
• Land Grant Nutrient Guidelines
• Soil Test Conversion Equations
• Phosphorus Index
• Nitrate Leaching Index
• Manure Inventory Calculations
• .for nutrient management planning in line
  with the NRCS 590 Standard
• Downloadable from http//nmsp.css.cornell.edu

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Cornell Cropware

• With support from NRCS
• Cropware v2.0
• Farm Plan Data saved to an Access Database
• Can be linked with other databases (records, GIS,
  economics, etc.)
• .cpw file format will be converted to .mdb upon
  first use
• Rainfall for N Leaching Index based on township
  level

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Cornell Cropware

• With support from NRCS
• Cropware v2.0
• Farm Plan Data saved to an Access Database
• Can be linked with other databases (records, GIS,
  economics, etc.)
• .cpw file format will be converted to .mdb upon
  first use
• Rainfall for N Leaching Index based on township
  level
• Nutrient guidelines for many vegetable crops
• Dept. of Horticulture
• Cabbage, beets, peas, sweet corn, onion,
  potatoes, pumpkins, and snap beans
• Asparagus, broccoli, peppers, spinach, and
  others
• Two manure sources per field on Allocation and
  Calendar Screens
• Electronic download of soil test data

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Cornell Cropware

• Cropware v2.0.off to beta test next week
• Re-order/re-name fields on Fields Screen
• Fertilizer material selection on Allocation
  Screen
• Re-order columns on Allocation Screen
• User-defined manure quantities per month on
  Calendar Screen
• P Index automatically updates based on Calendar
  Screen inputs
• Improved reports
• Crop rotation, Fertilizer Shopping List, and
  Custom Reports

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NMSP Updates

• Projects
• Integrated Nutrient Management Tool Development
  through on-farm research
• Validation of the P Index
• Corn Starter P
• Soil Test Conversion Equations
• Variation in Seasonal Soil Test P
• Amino Sugar Test for in-season N decisions
• BMR Sorghum-Sudangrass Management
• Copper Soil Testing
• N and P dynamics and soil health evaluation with
  manure, compost, and fertilizer treatments
• Dairy Farm Groundwater Nitrate Study
• To find out more, visit http//nmsp.css.cornell.
  edu

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Thank you! Greg Albrecht
gla1_at_cornell.edu
http//nmsp.css.cornell.edu