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V. NUTRIENTS (continued ) : Yes No BMPs <br /> Sampling and Analysis: <br /> 76) . Is there a nutrient management plan that allows for optimum crop ❑ ❑ D2 <br /> production based on soil, water, and plant sample analyses ? <br /> 77) . Is there a program of annual soil, leaf tissue and irrigation water ❑ ❑ D2 -3 <br /> sampling, analysis and interpretation to formulate a nutrient <br /> recommendation based on crop response ? <br /> 78 ) . Are the samples obtained in precisely the same location each year? ❑ ❑ D2 -3 <br /> Equipment Maintenance: <br /> 79) . Is the machinery designed to apply fertilizers properly calibrated, ❑ ❑ D4 _ 5 <br /> maintained and operated, so that the desired rates are consistent <br /> with the form and sources of nutrients? <br /> Application Methods: <br /> 80) . Are nutrients placed directly on the root zone of trees, within the 0 ❑ D5 -D6 <br /> drip-line, on the high side of the bed, carefully avoiding placement <br /> in the finTow or ditch? <br /> 81 ) . Are "high risk" fertilizer applications (such as prior to a storm, ❑ ❑ D7 <br /> on bare soils with a high potential for erosion, or when <br /> the water table is at or near the surface) avoided ? <br /> 82) . When applying foliar fertilizers is care taken to minimize drift ? ❑ ❑ D 13 <br /> 83 ) . Are a combination of liquid, dry, or foliar feeding used to maximize ❑ ❑ D2213 , 15 , 18 <br /> plant uptake and minimize losses of nutrients ? <br /> Storage and Mandling: <br /> 84) . If equipment or bulk trailers containing fertilizers are parked ❑ ❑ D11 8 -97 11 <br /> overnight is adequate security provided ? <br /> 8 <br />