Table 2. The management schedules for baseline and winter cover crop scenarios.
| Baseline scenario (no winter cover crop) | |||
| Crop | Planting | Fertilizer | Harvest |
| Corn (after corn) | Apr. 30 (no-till) | 157 kg N·ha-1 (140 lb N·acre-1) of poultry manure on Apr. 20 45 kg N·ha-1 (40 lb N·ha-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Jun. 7 | Oct. 3 |
| Corn (after Soybean and Double crop soybean) | Apr. 30 (no-till) | 124 kg N·ha-1 (110 lb N·acre-1) of poultry manure on Apr. 20 34 kg N·ha-1 (30 lb N·ha-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Jun. 7 | Oct. 3 |
| Soybean | May 20 (no-till) | Oct. 15 | |
| Double crop winter wheat (Dbl WW) | Oct. 10 | 34 kg N·ha-1 (30 lb N·acre-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Oct. 8 45 kg N·ha-1 (40 lb N·acre-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Mar. 1 67 kg N·ha-1 (60 lb N·acre-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Apr. 5 | Jun. 27 |
| Double crop soybean (Dbl Soyb) | Jun. 29 | Nov. 1 | |
| Winter cover crop scenario | |||
| Crop | Planting | Fertilizer | Harvest |
| Corn (after corn) | Apr. 30 (no-till) | 157 kg N·ha-1 (140 lb N·acre-1) of poultry manure on Apr. 20 45 kg N·ha-1 (40 lb N·acre-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Jun. 7 | Oct. 1 or 30 |
| Corn (after Soybean and Double crop soybean) | Apr. 30 (no-till) | 124 kg N·ha-1 (110 lb N·acre-1) of poultry manure on Apr. 20 34 kg N·ha-1 (30 lb N·ha-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Jun. 7 | Oct. 1 or 30 |
| Soybean | May 20 (no-till) | Oct. 1 or 30 | |
| Double crop winter wheat (Dbl WW) | Oct. 10 | 34 kg N·ha-1 (30 lb N·acre-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Oct. 8 45 kg N·ha-1 (40 lb N·acre-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Mar. 1 67 kg N·ha-1 (60 lb N·acre-1) of sidedress 30% UAN on Apr. 5 | Jun. 27 |
| Double crop soybean (Dbl Soyb) | Jun. 29 | Nov. 1 | |
| Winter cover crop | Oct. 3 & Nov. 2 | Mar. 31 (Killing) | |
Note: The typical nitrogen content for poultry manure is 2.8% [9].