Nutrient Management Planning Course Offered

This course is designed to develop a nutrient-management plan that will meet the NRCS requirements. Students will enter soil test information into the software program, SNAP-Plus, and will develop a plan using the data. Subjects include conservation plans, field mapping, soil test analysis, manure management and crop selection and requirements.

It is highly recommended that you have current soil tests meeting UW-Publication A2100 (requires that tests be no more than four years old, are sampled on a one sample per five acre basis, with ten cores per sample, and analyzed by a DATCP approved lab).

It will be held in January 2012 at Northcentral Technical College campuses in Wausau (Jan. 3, 10, 17), Medford (Jan. 6, 13, 20), and Spencer (Jan. 4, 11, 18).  The cost is $260.  Participants in any section of the regular course will be reimbursed $200 upon completion.

There will also be a refresher course for those who have taken Nutrient Management in the past 4 years.  The refresher course will be held at Northcentral Technical College campuses in Wausau (Jan. 24 and 31) and Spencer (Jan. 25 and Feb. 1).  The cost is $130.  Participants in any section of the refresher course will be reimbursed $100 upon completion.

These courses are in partnership with the UW-Extension and County conservation departments from Marathon, Clark, Taylor, and Lincoln counties. 

For more information, contact Continuing Education at 715.803.1861 or 888.NTC.7144, Ext. 1861 or email continuinged@ntc.edu.