July 23, 2019
July 23 Great Plains Grazing Webinar Highlights Online Nutrient Tracking Tool
Great Plains Grazing is hosting a free webinar on July 23, featuring information about a web-based Nutrient Tracking Tool that can help evaluate how different conservation practices can improve water quality on farms. The tool’s results are based on site-specific conditions (such as soils, slope, and weather) and on-farm management practices. Users can compare environmental impacts such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment losses, as well as estimated yields of various management scenarios. Results are presented in both tabular and graphical formats to allow producers to make informed decisions on the types of conservation practices that can most benefit their operations.
Researchers from the Texas Institute for Applied Research (TIAER) at Tarleton State University will present “Nutrient Tracking Tool (NTT): Decision Support for Conservation Management” on Tuesday, July 23, at 2 p.m. (CDT). This webinar will describe the NTT and new components added as a result of the Great Plains Grazing project, including an Animal Production Life Cycle Analysis Tool (APLCAT) and a Farm Economic model (FEM).
This webinar is part of a recurring series hosted by Great Plains Grazing, a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agriculture and Food Research Initiative-Coordinated Agricultural Project (USDA-AFRI-CAP) grant. The webinar series aims to provide research-based information, and is targeted for producers and Extension agents. Previous webinars are archived and available for viewing on the Great Plains Grazing website: http://www.greatplainsgrazing.org.
Interested individuals can register for the free webinar at http://bit.ly/NTTWebinar.