The vision of the Cornell University's Nutrient Management Spear Program is to assess current knowledge, identify research and educational needs, conduct applied, field and laboratory-based research, facilitate technology and knowledge transfer, and aid in the on-farm implementation of beneficial strategies for field crop nutrient management, including timely application of organic and inorganic nutrient sources to improve profitability and competitiveness of New York State farms while protecting the environment. For more information about our program activities see our most recent NMSP Program Report.
News

- 6/15/2022: New What's Cropping Up? Article: Homegrown Feed for Dairy Farms in New York.
- 6/15/2022: New What's Cropping Up? Article: Farmers Produce More Milk with Less Phosphorus and Nitrogen!
- 6/14/2022: New Ag Data Commons Publication: A Survey to Evaluate the Current Status of Land Grant University and State Department of Agriculture Soil Fertility Recommendations and Analytical Methods.
- 5/27/2022: Field Note: Digital Agriculture Internships Spark Interdisciplinary Insights
- 5/23/2022: Sunoj Shajahan, NMSP Postdoctoral Researcher, Presents at STRATUS on Deep Learning Approaches to Corn Grain and Silage Yield Estimation from High-Resolution UAS Imagery.
- 5/22/2022: Over 80 Farms Have Completed Their 2021 Whole Farm Nutrient Mass Balance Assessment. Not Included Yet? Join Us: Input Data Sheets, Input Data Sheet Instructions.
- 5/2/2022: New NMSP Team Member! Subhashree Srinivasagan awarded Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowship.
- 3/29/2022: Updated Agronomy Factsheet: New York Nitrate Leaching Index.
- 3/29/2022: New Extension and Guidance Document: New York Nitrate Leaching Index. User's Manual and Documentation.
- 3/25/2022: New Journal Article: Soil Characteristics of North American Sites Colonized by the Non-Native, Invasive Vines Black Swallow-Wort and Pale Swallow-Wort.
- 3/2/2022: NYFVI New Project: Farmer-Driven Evaluation of the Value of Manure.
Featured Links
- New York On-Farm Research Partnership
- Cornell Nutrient Guidelines for CNMPs
- Agronomy Factsheets
- Impact Statements
- Nutrient Management Tutorials
- @CornellNMSP Twitter Account
Featured Articles/Updates
- Processing/Cleaning Corn Silage and Grain Yield Monitor Data for Standardized Yield Maps across Farms, Fields, and Years.
- Adaptive Management and In-Season N Application Update.
- New York Phosphorus Runoff Index 2.0; User's Manual and Documentation.
- Pest Management; Crop Management; Soil & Water Management; Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management.
- Software: Whole Farm Nutrient Mass Balance Software.
- Software: New York Phosphorus Index 2.0.
Upcoming Events
- 2022 NRCCA Annual Training and Cornell Field Crop Dealer Meeting. In Person and Virtual. November 29-30, 2022 (Full Days) at the Doubletree Hotel, East Syracuse, and December 13-14, 2022 Virtual (Half Days).
- 2022 ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. November 6-9, 2022.
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Jobs and Internships
- Undergraduate Research Assistant Opening in Digital Agriculture 2022.
- Chobani-Sponsored Dairy Sustainability Undergraduate Student Internships 2022.
- Undergraduate Research Assistant Opening in Soil Health-Climate Resilient Agriculture 2022.
NMSP Laboratory
- Submission Form ISNT, CSNT, Cornell S-Test.
- CSNT Sampling Instructions.
- NMSP Laboratory Manual.
- Address for Samples: NMSP Laboratory, c/o Quirine Ketterings or Sanjay Gami, 323/317 Morrison Hall, Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853.