A Good Nutrient Balance is Important
Farm
Boundary
  Inputs
        Feed
Animals
Irrigation
Water
Fertilizer
Legume N
Managed
Outputs
Meat,
Milk & eggs
Crops
Manure
Losses or         Soil
                     Storage
PRESENTER NOTES
Key Discussion Topics
1.   To improve a nutrient imbalance, a strategy must:
   - reduce nutrient inputs to the farm or
   - increase managed nutrient outputs from the farm.
2.    Until a nutrient balance is achieved many other nutrient related BMP’s are of limited value.
Discussion Question:

References
   Lesson 2:   pages 14 - 16