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Nitrogen Management Record Sheet  (Example)
 Field Description: ________________________________________________________ 
 Soil type: ______________________  SCS leaching potential ranking: _______________ 
 Previous crop: __________________  SCS runoff potential ranking:  ________________ 
 Yield: ____________________  Soil tested: ___________________________________ 
 Manure tested: ____________________ Water tested:  __________________________ 
Crop Year: ______________ Crop and variety: ________________________________ 
  1.  Expected yield: ______________________________________________________ 
  2.  Total N needed to achieve expected yield: ____________________________ lb N/A 
      (expected crop uptake/efficiency factor) 
  3.  Residual soil NO3: _____________________________________________ lb N/A 
  4.  Irrigation water NO3 - N credit: ___________________________________ lb N/A 
       (ppm NO3 - N x AF of effective 2.7 x irrigation water = lb N/A) 
  5.  Soil organic matter credit (credit 30 lb N per % OM): __________________  lb N/A 
  6.  Manure credit: ________________________________________________ lb N/A 
       (credit minimum of 10 lb N/ton applied manure if analysis not performed) 
  7.  Nitrogen available from previous manure applications: ___________________ lb N/A 
  8.  Nitrogen available from previous legume crop: ________________________  lb N/A 
  9. Total N available to crops (sum of lines 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8): ______________  lb N/A 
 10. Nitrogen fertilizer requirement: ____________________________________  lb N/A 
 Fertilizer N applied: ______________ lb/A   Manure N applied: ______________ lb/A 
 Application dates and amounts: ____________________________________________ 
 Form of N used: _______________________________________________________ 
 Actual crop yield: ______________ bu/A   Total irrigation water applied: ____________ 
 Notes: 
 
 

 

 

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