Developing a Nutrient Balance Sheet (NBS) for a pasture with grazing animals and imported manure can be easily completed once all the relevant information is gathered. Talk with the farmer to obtain the necessary information regarding the grazing animals, field information including fertilizers applied and any manure application setbacks that may be needed. The next step is to look up the relevant book values for animal weights and manure production and analyses values from technical resources. The final step is to complete a NBS accounting for the nutrients applied to the field from fertilizer, grazing animals, and imported manure.
