Best Management Practices

Fertilizer Use Efficiencies

• Recommended Fertilizer Rates (B)
• Placement and Timing of application (B)
• Reducing soil P (P)
• Livestock feed management (P)
• Nitrification inhibitors (N)

Increase and Target Living Cover

• Cover Crops (B)
• Perennial Buffers (B)
• Forage and biomass planting (B)
• Perennial energy crops (B)
• Conservation easements and land retirements (B)

Drainage Water Retention and Treatment

• Constructed Wetlands (N)
• Controlled drainage (N)
• Bioreactors (N)
• Two stage ditches (N)

Field Erosion Control

• Conservation Tillage and residue management (P)
• Terraces/grassed waterways (P)
• Sediment control basins (P)

Urban Stormwater & Other sources