Journal of Nutrient Management: Manure and Nutrient Coverage from Hoard's Dairyman
Profile updated November 2026
Journal of Nutrient Management is a quarterly trade magazine about handling, storing and applying livestock manure and managing farm nutrients. It is published by the team behind Hoard's Dairyman, the national dairy magazine first issued in 1885, and shares its digital publishing account with sister title Hay and Forage Grower. Issues appear in February, May, August and November.
| Publisher | Hoard's Dairyman |
|---|---|
| Sister title | Hay and Forage Grower |
| Frequency | Quarterly (February, May, August, November) |
| Digital archive | Issues on Issuu from Quarter 1, 2020 onward |
| Latest issue noted | November 2025 |
| Focus | Manure and nutrient management for livestock and crop operations |
| Official website | JNM November 2025 digital edition |
History of Journal of Nutrient Management
The magazine's digital archive begins with its Quarter 1, 2020 issue, posted by Hoard's Dairyman, and the title has kept a steady quarterly rhythm since. Later issues, from mid-2020 through November 2025, have been posted under the Hay and Forage Grower account, reflecting how the two specialty titles share a home.
Its parent publication has a long history. Hoard's Dairyman traces to the Jefferson County Daily Union newspaper founded by William Dempster Hoard, who later served as Wisconsin's 16th governor, and its first dairy issue appeared in 1885. The company still runs its own farm, home to the largest and longest continually registered Guernsey herd in the United States, with Jerseys added in 2009.
Journal of Nutrient Management extends that practical, farm-tested approach to a topic that sits between livestock and crop production: turning manure from a disposal problem into a fertilizer resource while protecting water quality.
Journal of Nutrient Management Today
The magazine continues to publish four issues a year, with digital editions posted online alongside print. Its November 2025 issue was released on November 11, 2025, continuing an unbroken run of quarterly issues since 2020.
Because it sits alongside Hay and Forage Grower, the magazine connects naturally to forage and crop readers who apply manure to hay fields, corn silage ground and pastures.
What Journal of Nutrient Management Is Publishing Now
Manure handling and application
Equipment, storage, agitation, pumping, dragline and tanker application, and the custom applicators who do much of this work.
Nutrient planning and regulation
Nutrient management plans, soil testing, setbacks and rules that govern large livestock operations.
Soil and water
Using manure to build soil health, cover crops and conservation practices that keep nutrients on fields and out of water.
Journal of Nutrient Management Editors and Staff
Individual editors are not named in the digital editions we reviewed. The publication is produced by:
- Hoard's Dairyman - Publisher
- Hay and Forage Grower - Sister publication sharing the digital edition account
Editorial inquiries go through the publisher, Hoard's Dairyman, which also produces Hay and Forage Grower.
Who Reads Journal of Nutrient Management
The publisher describes its audience as U.S. farm and ranch owners and managers, custom manure handlers and applicators, extension and government agencies, labs, suppliers and associations connected to large beef, dairy, hog and poultry operations. That covers a big slice of agriculture: USDA ERS put 2021 cattle receipts at $72.9 billion, poultry and eggs at $46.1 billion, dairy at $41.8 billion and hogs at $28.0 billion, and every one of those animals produces manure that has to go somewhere useful.
Journal of Nutrient Management readers spend their working lives with manure, which tends to produce a durable sense of humor. They will find kindred spirits at farm.FM, home of farm satire and farm humor for people who know the smell of a pumped pit in April, plus ranch humor for the feedlot side. Its farm jokes are, fittingly, best spread evenly.
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Journal of Nutrient Management Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Journal of Nutrient Management, Quarter 1, 2020 - an early digital issue and audience description.
- Hoard's Dairyman: About - history of the parent publication.
- USDA NRCS: Healthy soils - conservation guidance on soil health.
- SARE: 10 ways cover crops enhance soil health - cover crops and nutrient cycling.
- USDA ERS: Animal product receipts - the size of the U.S. livestock sector.
Journal of Nutrient Management FAQ
Who publishes Journal of Nutrient Management?
Hoard's Dairyman, which also publishes Hay and Forage Grower.
How often is Journal of Nutrient Management published?
Quarterly, with issues in February, May, August and November.
Who reads Journal of Nutrient Management?
Livestock and crop farm owners and managers, custom manure applicators, labs, suppliers, extension staff and agencies.
Can I read Journal of Nutrient Management online?
Yes. Digital editions are posted on Issuu, including issues back to 2020.
For the farmers and applicators who turn manure into fertilizer, Journal of Nutrient Management is a dedicated, practical quarterly.