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Last updated: October 11, 2002
South Florida Restoration Science Forum

Nutrients

What controls are succeeding, or most likely to succeed?

Part 1: Best Management Practices

photo of cattle in water

Lake Okeechobee Watershed

graph of amount of phosphorus and cronology of regulatory programs

Best Management Practices

(Click on images below for a full-sized version.)

Dairy Cows
arrow pointing to the left and right
Beef Cattle

Waste Confinement

photo of waste confinement area
Erosion Control

photo showing erosion
Fencing and Portable Shade

photo of cattle under shade
Stocking Rates

photo of cattle in field
Dairy Performance

plot of total phosphorus
Beef Performance
Water Quality Monitoring

photo of monitoring station


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