Certainly. Through you, Mr. Chair, a nutrient management plan is just what it sounds like. It's a management plan that matches a crops nutrient requirements with the amount that the farmer puts on the field or applies. The intent is to leave little phosphorous to runoff and little nitrogen to soak down into the groundwater.
The plan really starts with soil tests to understand the amount of nutrient in the soil, examination of how much nutrient a crop needs, and then really some precision application. Farming has become a very precision profession and the tools are available to really precisely apply the right amount of nutrients to the right portions of the field. It's really about getting the nutrients where they need to be, when they need to be there.