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Modernizing Fertilizer Recommendations

Agreement Number
NR233A750011G016
Awardee Name
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Modernizing Fertilizer Recommendations
Awardee State/Territory
Arkansas
Involved States/territories
Nationwide
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Award Year
2022
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$630,861.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Nutrients
Conservation Practice(s)
Nutrient Management
Project Background
This project is an umbrella project for three separate project developing The Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool (FRST). The aim of FRST is to improve the accuracy and transparency of soil-test based fertilizer recommendations by updating decades-old phosphorus and potassium recommendations and making the data available for use by anyone involved in nutrient management through the FRST tool. Improving soil-test-based recommendations and their interpretation has the potential to significantly reduce nutrient applications by accurately identifying the critical soil test value.
Project Scale
National
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Nathan Slaton