Nitrogen management in southeast Minnesota: What's the situation and what's being done?

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?

Transcript

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
• Podcast: Watershed planning and nitrate reduction podcast
• Six observations from six years of tile sampling for nitrates in southeast Minnesota
• Nitrogen Smart online course
• 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
• MDA: Southeast Minnesota Groundwater Resources
• U of M corn fertilizer guidelines
• Corn nitrogen rate calculator

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