The Wisconsin Fertilizer Research Program is a state-wide funding source for applied agricultural research. Funding criteria contained in the law states that funds shall be forwarded to the University of Wisconsin to be used "for research on soil management, soil fertility, plant nutrition problems and for research on surface water and ground water problems which may be related to fertilizer usage; for dissemination of the results of the research; and for other designated activities tending to promote the correct usage of fertilizer materials."