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Cropware: A tool for nutrient management planning
The Cornell University Nutrient Management Planning System (cuNMPS)
is comprised of two software tools to help farmers and their advisors
develop environmentally-sound, whole-farm nutrient management plans.
These tools are the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS)
for herd diet nutrient management and Cornell Cropware for soil, manure,
fertilizer, and crop nutrient management. Supported by the NYS NRCS,
the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, and the NYS Department
of Environmental Conservation, Cropware is used to develop plans in
accordance with the NRCS Nutrient Management Standard (Standard 590),
making the output of Cropware a key component of Comprehensive Nutrient
Management Plans. Cornell Cropware integrates the following tools
for effective nutrient management planning:
- Cornell crop nutrient guidelines for a full range of agronomic and vegetable crops.
- Nutrient credits from many sources, including manure, soil, sod, and fertilizer.
- Equations for the conversion of soil test values from other laboratories into Cornell Morgan equivalents.
- Environmental risk indices, including the New York State Phosphorus Runoff Index and the Nitrate Leaching Index.
- On-farm logistics, such as manure production, storage, and inventories
Report generation for guiding on-farm implementation.
Cropware operates on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The program is available
to any New York user at no charge. You can download Cropware below (~40
MB in size) or order a CD from Caroline Rasmussen, cnr2@cornell.edu,
(607) 255-2875, 707 Bradfield Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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