PhD from Ohio State University
Graduate fields: Horticulture, Soil and Crop Sciences
Area(s) of interest: nutrient management for field crops, soil fertility, extension education, on-farm research, agricultural environmental management
Teaching:
- Whole Farm Nutrient Management — CSS/ANSC/CSS 412
- Associate Editor, Soil Science Society of America Journal, division S8
- Associate Editor, Forage and Grazinglands
- Epsilon Sigma Phi, Honor Society of Cooperative Extension
- Soil and Water Conservation Society, Empire State Chapter
- International Society of Soil Science
- Soil Science Society of America, Agronomy Society of America
- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
- Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Website(s): Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program
Current Research:
I established and lead the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), the colleges applied research, teaching and extension program for field crop fertilizer and manure management, that aims to improve dairy industry awareness of crop nutrient needs, crop quality, management of organic wastes, environmentally sound nutrient management practices, and overall soil fertility management. In collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension field crops educators, private sector crop consultants and nutrient management planners, agricultural industry and regulatory agencies, we conduct extension and applied research that aims to improve our understanding of nutrient cycling and aid in agronomic and environmentally sound nutrient management of dairy and livestock farms.Our specific research focus is to improve understanding of nutrient release and risk for runoff, leaching and/or volatilization and denitrification losses from inorganic and organic amendments as affected by soil type, hydrology, time and rate of application, and the use of specific soil and fertilizer amendments.
Our extension focus is to improve grower and agricultural industry awareness of crop nutrient needs, crop quality, management of organic amendments, environmentally sound nutrient management practices, and overall soil fertility management in New York State, and provide methods and tools to integrate and apply accumulated knowledge about crop nutrient guidelines to optimize crop yield while minimizing risk to the environment.
Our instruction focus is to prepare Cornell undergraduates for careers in agriculture focusing on increasing farm income while protecting the environment (ANSC/CSS 412: whole farm nutrient management) and instill upon Cornell graduate students with a major or minor in soil science the skills, attitude and enthusiasm needed to conduct sound science using interdisciplinary and integrated approaches to address environmental issues related to soil science and nutrient management.
Selected Recent Publications: (see http://nmsp.css.cornell.edu for a complete listing)
Lawrence, J.R., Q.M. Ketterings, J.H. Cherney, S.E. Bossard, G.S. Godwin (2008). Tillage tools for manure incorporation and N conservation. Soil Science (in press).
Swink, S.N., Q.M. Ketterings, L.E. Chase, and K.J. Czymmek, and J.C. Mekken (2008). Past and future phosphorus balances for agricultural cropland in New York State. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (in press).
Brock, E.H., Q.M. Ketterings, and P.J.A. Kleinman (2007). Phosphorus leaching through intact soil cores as influenced by type and duration of manure application. Nutrient Cycling and Agroecosystems 77:269-281. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9065-3.
Ketterings, Q.M., J.H. Cherney, G. Godwin, T.F. Kilcer, P. Barney, and S. Beer (2007). Nitrogen management of brown midrib sorghum x sudangrass in the Northeastern USA. Agronomy Journal 99:1345-1351.
Ketterings, Q.M., E. Frenay, J.H. Cherney, K.J. Czymmek, S.D. Klausner, L.E. Chase, Y.H. Schukken (2007). Applying manure to established alfalfa-grass stands. Online. Forage and Grazinglands DOI: 10.1094/FG-2007-0418-01-RV.
Ketterings, Q.M., G.L. Albrecht, C.N. Rasmussen, and K.J. Czmmek (2006). Cornell Cropware: Decision support tool for fertilizer and manure nutrient management planning. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 35:140-151.