Ketterings, Quirine M.

Associate Professor

Quirine Ketterings joined the faculty of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, in August 2000, to provide leadership for the field crops nutrient management extension program of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and to conduct applied research that improves our understanding of nutrient cycling and aids in agronomic and environmentally sound nutrient management of dairy and livestock farms. Quirine received her MS from Wageningen Agricultural University and her PhD from The Ohio State University. She established and leads the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP, http://nmsp.css.cornell.edu), the college’s 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.

research

research and scholarship focus

Improve understanding of nutrient release and risk for runoff and leaching 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.

primary investigator of

AMMONIA AIR EMISSIONS STUDY | Research Grant
AN ON-FARM AND FERTILIZER RECORD COMPONENT TO ENHANCE CORNELL CROPWARE FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANNING | Research Grant
CROPWARE TRAINING FOR NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS | Research Grant
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR TRAINING NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS | Research Grant
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR TRAINING NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS | Research Grant
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANURE MANAGEMENT OPTION FOR REDUCED TILL SYSTEMS | Research Grant
NITROGEN CREDITS FROM COVER CROPS FOR CORN FOLLOWING CORN; LITERATURE SUMMARY AND FACT SHEET | Research Grant
REFINEMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING ON NEW YORK STATE FARMS | Research Grant
USE OF WHOLE FARM ANALYSIS TO REDUCE NUTRIENT LOSSES, IMPROVE NUTRIENT CYCLING, CARBON STATUS, AND ENERGY USE ON SMALL DAIRIES IN NEW YORK STATE | Research Grant

co investigator of

research areas

adult and extension education | collaborative research area (CALS)
animal science | collaborative research area (CALS)
compost | collaborative research area (CALS)
crop management or crop science | collaborative research area (CALS)
environmental sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
integrated crop management | collaborative research area (CALS)
international agriculture | collaborative research area (CALS)
nutrient management | collaborative research area (CALS)
soil and crop science | collaborative research area (CALS)
sustainable agriculture | collaborative research area (CALS)
waste management | collaborative research area (CALS)
water resource management | collaborative research area (CALS)

international geographic focus

Indonesia | country

domestic geographic focus

New York State | state
northeastern U.S. | sub-national region

submitted impact statement

Whole farm nutrient management: a capstone course preparing Cornell seniors for environmental management of dairy farms. | 2007 Impact statement
Reducing whole farm and statewide P balances | 2007 Impact statement
Nitrogen needs for corn in rotation. Tools for more precise management for profitability and environmental protection. | 2007 Impact statement
Undergraduate internship program at CALS and SUNY Cobleskill | 2007 Impact statement
Reducing phosphorus fertilizer use on corn in fields testing high in phosphorus | 2006 Impact statement
Nitrogen needs for corn in rotation. Tools for more precise management. | 2006 Impact statement
Whole farm nutrient management: a capstone course preparing Cornell seniors for environmental management of dairy farms. | 2006 Impact statement
Cornell Cropware: Building and implementing software tools to improve dairy farm profitability while protecting water and air quality. | 2005 Impact statement
Reducing the use of phosphorus fertilizer imports on cornfields that test high in phosphorus content. | 2004 Impact statement
Continued testing and development of the phosphorus runoff index, a risk assessment tool that helps New York dairy and livestock producers meet environmental standards. | 2004 Impact statement
The Cornell University Nutrient Management Planning System (cuNMPS): Building and implementing software tools to improve dairy farm profitability while protecting water and air quality. | 2004 Impact statement
Whole farm nutrient management: a capstone course preparing Cornell seniors for environmental management of dairy farms. | 2004 Impact statement

affiliations

faculty appointment in

Animal Science (AN SC) | Cornell department

member of graduate field

Animal Science | graduate field
Horticulture | graduate field
Soil and Crop Sciences | graduate field

other Cornell affiliations

Cornell Organic Working Group | working group
Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) | extension program unit

teaching

teaching focus

Prepare Cornell undergraduates for careers in agriculture focusing on increasing farm income while protecting the environment (CSS/ANSI 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.

teaches

ANSC 4990 - Undergraduate Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
CSS 7900 - Graduate-Level Dissertation Research in Soil Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
CSS 8920 - Master's-Level Thesis Research in Soil Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
CSS 9900 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research in Soil Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
ANSC 4120 - Whole-Farm Nutrient Management - Module 1 (TR 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | spring 2009 class
ANSC 4121 - Whole-Farm Nutrient Management-Mod2 (TR 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | spring 2009 class
ANSC 4990 - Undergraduate Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
CSS 4120 - Whole-Farm Nutrient Management - Module 1 (TR 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | spring 2009 class
CSS 4121 - Whole-Farm Nutrient Management-Mod2 (TR 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | spring 2009 class

service

outreach focus

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.

current professional activities

Member:

Soil and Water Conservation Society. Empire State Chapter. 2000-present.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1999-present.
Nominated to Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars. 1999-present.
International Society of Soil Science. 1998-present.
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. 1998-present.
Soil Science Society of America, Agronomy Society of America. 1998-present.
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. 1995-present.

Editorial Board:

Soil Science Society of America Journal (2007-present). Associate Editor. Division S8.
Forage and Grazinglands (2007-present). Associate Editor.
Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment (2004-present).

background

educational background

B.S., tropical agriculture, Larenstein International Agricultural College, the Netherlands, 1990
M.S., soil and water, Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands, 1992
Ph.D., environmental sciences, Ohio State University, 1999

professional background

Associate Professor of Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems. Cornell University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. February 2006- present.
Assistant Professor of Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems. Cornell University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. August 2000-January 2006.
Consultant for the International Center for Research in Agroforestry. March-June 2000.
Research Assistant in the Soil Science and Geology Department, Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands. June-September 1993.
Research Assistant in the Soil Ecology Laboratory/Sustainable Agriculture Program, Entomology Department at Ohio State University, USA, November 1992-April 1993.
Co-manager of a 135 cow dairy herd in Ruschein, Switzerland. June-August 1990.
Translator for the International Red Cross on mission overseas. January-May 1990.

featured in

On-farm research shows farmers can use less nitrogen to save money and reduce environmental impact | Cornell Chronicle feature

publications

linked articles

Copper and zinc accumulation in poultry and dairy manure-amended fields | journal article

speaker at Cornell event

Nutrient Management in NYS: Applied Research and Extension on Dairy Farms | Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:20 PM

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