Which of the following is NOT a VNMP requirement?

• A. Soil tests within the last three years, documentation of nutrient application methods, identification of all nutrients applied, and field information regarding land subject to the plan.
• B. Soil pH testing every year.
• C. Documentation of nutrient application methods.
• D. Identification of all nutrients applied.

Answer: (B)

VNMP is about documenting how nutrients are planned and applied across fields. It requires having a soil test on file within the last three years, documenting how nutrients are applied, listing all nutrients that were applied, and including field information for land covered by the plan. Testing soil pH every year isn’t part of those requirements. The plan relies on having recent soil-test data within a three-year window, and pH can be part of that soil test, but it doesn’t mandate annual pH checks. So the yearly pH testing concept doesn’t fit the VNMP requirements, while the other items—the recent soil test, documentation of nutrient methods, identification of all nutrients applied, and field information—are exactly what the VNMP calls for.