Streamlining SnapPlus – Part 1: Your input will help build Version 3!
2021
- UW Madison Department of Soil Science
Project Media
SnapPlus is nutrient management (NM) planning software designed for Wisconsin farming
systems and landscapes. This software usually has annual updates to add features and accommodate
changes to nutrient management guidelines. Every year following the first release in 2005,
the SnapPlus development team from the Univ. of Wisconsin Department of Soil Science has
teamed with Wis. Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Nutrient
Management staff to do training and discuss new features in the software at this conference.
This year will be different. We will be virtual, and we will be discussing options for a major
redesign of SnapPlus. The SnapPlus code is due for an update, and while we are at it, we are
updating the way information is displayed in the program to better suit the needs of the type of
planner. We know that agronomists who write many plans do not have the same needs as
farmers writing their own plans. In this session, we will review ideas on how SnapPlus can
better assist professional NM planners. These include:
- Planning for field areas with seasonal manure prohibitions
- Selecting fields for manure application
- Post-harvest updates of crops, tillage, and applications
- Providing farmers with information help them understand the benefits of their
management.