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LPES Curriculum

The LPES Curriculum CD available from MWPS contains all lessons at print quality resolution, is searchable, and includes an index and PowerPoint presentations for each lesson. A full, printed version is available as is a 2-CD set of the lessons in PageMaker format. For more information or to purchase LPES materials, contact MWPS by phone at 1-800-562-3618, by fax at 1-515-294-9589, or by e-mail at mwps@iastate.edu

View Lesson 34 (PDF file). Individual sections can be accessed below.

Intended Outcomes

The participants will

• Recognize the role of phosphorus (P) in controlling eutrophication.
• Identify what happens to phosphorus in soil when it is added via manure and fertilizer.
• Learn what practical farming measures can be used to minimize phosphorus loss.
• Target cost-beneficial best management practices, understand how water moves within a landscape, and learn where large sources of phosphorus exist.
• Review innovative products and measures being developed to help producers manage phosphorus.

Contents

• Introduction
• Phosphorus and Water Quality Impairment
• The Forms and Reactivity of Phosphorus in Soil
• The Evolution of Agriculture from Phosphorus Sink to Phosphorus Source
• Processes and Pathways of Phosphorus Transport in Agricultural Runoff
• Environmental Risk Assessment and Phosphorus Management
• Remedial Measures
• Integrated Nutrient Management
• Summary
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B
• About the Author
• Glossary
• Index

Activities

The participants will

• Determine the risk associated with high soil Phosphorus.

Author: Andrew Sharpley