Awardee Name
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Completion of Nutrient Trading Tool for Maryland
Awardee State/Territory
Maryland
Involved States/territories
Maryland
Award Year
2009
End Date
Award Amount
$65,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Project Background
This project aims to modify and integrate a computerized nutrient trading tool developed nationally for NRCS to use in Maryland at the local Soil Conservation District level that will determine the status of nutrient credits on an individual farm. This will be compared to the nutrient level required to meet the Maryland Tributary Strategies or watershed TMDL. Additional enhancements will look at additional conservation practices that may be installed on the ground and the impact on the nutrient loss from the farm. It will also identify excess nutrient credits that may be available for trade within the watershed.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No