Nitrogen management in southeast Minnesota: What's the situation and what's being done?
Description
In this episode of the Nutrient Management Podcast, we’re talking about nitrogen management and water quality in southeast Minnesota. What is the situation in southeast Minnesota and why is it different from the rest of the state? What is the history of this work in southeast Minnesota on nitrogen issues? What is being done about the situation, and what are our current recommendations for southeast MN? Where does our panel see this issue going in the future?
Guests:
Brad Carlson, Extension educator (Mankato)
Jeff Vetsch, U of M researcher (Waseca)
Greg Klinger, Olmsted County Soil and Water Conservation District (Rochester)
Additional resources:
How to interpret a water test for nitrate
Watershed planning and nitrate reduction podcast
Six observations from six years of tile sampling for nitrates in southeast Minnesota
Nitrogen Smart
Nitrogen management: Two on-farm research programs offer Minnesota corn growers opportunity to improve N fertilizer practices
Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP): Impacts on farm economics and the environment
Olmsted County Soil and Water Conservation District
Southeast Minnesota Groundwater Resources
Fertilizing Corn in Minnesota
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