Nancy Bohl Bormann

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Areas of Interest

ManureDB, Nutrient Management, Manure Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Farming

Biography

Nancy Bohl Bormann is a Manure and Nutrient Management Researcher at the University of Minnesota in the Soil, Water, and Climate Department. She graduated in summer 2024 with her Ph.D. in Land and Atmospheric Science from the University of Minnesota. She received her B. S. from Iowa State University and M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her main research project is working on the development and implementation of a nationwide manure test database called ManureDB. Previously she worked in the nutrient management field for fourteen years as a CCA, and she grain farms with her family in northern Iowa. Nancy is the Kossuth Soil and Water Conservation District Chair, an Iowa State University Northern Research Farm Board Member, and a member of the AgGateway Laboratory Data Standardization Working Group. She has a passion for the intersection of agriculture and the environment, especially in nutrient management, agricultural data management, and soil and water quality areas.

Select Publications

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Bohl Bormann, N.L., C.A. Baxter, T.W. Andraski, L.W. Good, and L.G. Bundy. 2012. Scale-of- measurement effects on phosphorus in runoff from cropland. p.122-133 J. Soil Water Conserv. Vol. 67 No. 02 

Bohl Bormann, N.L., C.A. Baxter, T.W. Andraski, L.W. Good, and L.G. Bundy. 2010. Source Water Effects on Runoff Composition under Simulated Rainfall. p. 612-618 Soil Sci. Soc. of Am. J. Vol. 74 No. 02 

NON-REFEREED ARTICLES 
Bohl Bormann, N. (2024) Introducing ManureDB: A new way to view manure variability and trends. University of Minnesota Extension Nutrient Management blog post. https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2024/03/introducing-manuredb-new-way-to-view.html 

Bohl Bormann, N. (2023). Introducing ManureDB: A new way to view manure variability and trends. Journal of Nutrient Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, 18-20. https://jofnm.com/article-299-Introducing-ManureDB-A-new-way-to-view-manure-variability-and-trends.html 

Linam, F. and Bormann, N.B. (2022). ‘An Amazing Opportunity’: Students Receive Fellowships to Travel to World Congress of Soil Science. CSA News, 67: 46-47. https://doi-org.ezp3.lib.umn.edu/10.1002/csan.20891 

Bohl Bormann, N.L., Wilson, M.L, & Cortus, E.L. (2022). How is manure changing over time? Trends in Midwest manure sample data. University of Minnesota Extension Nutrient Management blog post. https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2022/07/how-is-manure-changing-over-time-trends.html 

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 
Bohl Bormann, N.L., Wilson, M.L., Cortus, E.L., Janni, K.A., Silverstein, K.A.T., & Gunderson, L.M., 2023. Manure and Organic Amendment Test Database Development in the US. [Proceedings]. RAMIRAN (Recycling of Agricultural, Municipal and Industrial Residues in Agriculture Network) Conference, Cambridge, UK. https://resources.rskgroup.com/view/535287122/ 

Bohl Bormann, N., Wilson, M., Cortus, E., Janni, K., Silverstein, K., & Gunderson, L., 2023. ManureDB: Creating a Nationwide Manure Test Database. [Proceedings]. Western Nutrient Management Conference, Reno, NV. https://westernnutrientmanagement.org/Proceedings 

Bohl Bormann, N.L., Wilson, M.L., Cortus, E.L., Floren, J., Miller, R.O., & Gunderson, L., 2022. Manure Total Nitrogen Variability Due to Analytical Method and Total Solids Content. [Proceedings]. North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference, Des Moines, IA. https://northcentralfertility.com/proceedings 

Bohl Bormann, N., Wilson, M., Cortus, E., Janni, K., Gunderson, L., Prather, T., and Silverstein, K. 2022. Trends in Manure Sample Data. [Proceedings]. Waste to Worth Conference, Oregon, OH. https://lpelc.org/trends-in-manure-sample-data/ 

Bohl, N.L., C.A. Baxter, L.G. Bundy, T.W. Andraski, and L.W. Good. 2006. Scale of measurement effects on phosphorus in runoff from cropland. p. 288-295. In Proc. WI Fert., Aglime, and Pest Management Conf., Madison, WI. Vol. 45, University of Wisconsin Extension, Madison, WI. 

Bohl, N.L., L.G. Bundy, C.A. Baxter, T.W. Andraski, and L.W. Good. 2005. Scale of measurement effects on phosphorus runoff losses from cropland. p. 130-137. In Proc. North Central Ext. - Industry Soil Fertil. Conf., Des Moines, IA. Vol. 21, Potash and Phosphate Inst., Brookings, SD. 

SOFTWARE, PRODUCT and WEB RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 
ManureDB. Manure test database, 2024. Data cleaning and validation, participation in schema development, website content development, laboratory communications and recruitment, stakeholder participation, data analysis. http://manuredb.umn.edu/

Honors and Awards

  • CropLife Ag Tech Award of Excellence, Educator/Researcher of the Year 2024 
  • ASA Nelson Yield-Limiting Factors Graduate Student Scholarship 2023 
  • Hueg Harrison Fellowship 2023 
  • National Pork Board Pork Industry Innovation Challenge, $1000 Award 2023 
  • Iowa Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society Scholarship 2022 
  • North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference Graduate Student Award 2022 
  • ASA-CSSA-SSSA Future Leaders in Science Award 2022 
  • SSSA and U.S. Committee for Soil Science World Congress of Soil Science Fellowship Travel Award 2022
  • ASA-CSSA-SSSA Encompass Scholars Award 2022 George Rehm Nutrient Management Fellowship 2021, 2022 
  • Iowa Secretary of Agriculture’s Ag Leader Award for CCAs 2019