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�'• NUTRIENTS ( continued ) : <br /> Yes \ o B :1IPs <br /> Sampling and Anah�sis: <br /> 76 ) . Is there a nutrient management plan that allows for optimum crop D , <br /> production based on soil, water, and plant sample analyses ? <br /> 77) . Is there a program of annual soil , leaf tissue and irrigation « ater <br /> sampling, analysis and interpretation to formulate a nutrient D � - ' <br /> recommendation based on crop response ? <br /> 78 ) . Are the samples obtained in precisely the same Iocation each year? = D2 _ 3 <br /> Equipment Maintenance: <br /> 79) . Is the machinery designed to apply r"ertilizers properly calibrated , _— <br /> maintained and operated, so that the desired rates are consistent D � <br /> with the form and sources of nutrients ? <br /> Application Afethods: <br /> 80) . Are nutrients placed directly on the root zone of trees, within the <br /> drip - line, on the high side of the bed , carefully avoiding placement — D5 - D6 <br /> in the furrow or ditch ? <br /> 81 ) . Are "high risk" fertilizer applications (such as prior to a stcrm, J — <br /> on bare soils with a high potential for erosion, or when — D7 <br /> the water table is at or near the surface) avoided ? <br /> 82) . " hen applying foliar fertilizers is care taken to minimize drift ? +� D 13 <br /> 83 ) . Are a combination of li liquid , dry,q r5 , or foliar feeding used to maxi D2 . 13 , 1 x18 <br /> , <br /> plant uptake and minimize losses of nutrients ? <br /> Storax e and Handling: <br /> 84) . If equipment or bulk trailers containing fertilizers are parked j <br /> overnight is adequate security provided ? Dl , <br /> a <br />