Register now for 2025 nitrogen and nutrient management conferences

Registration is now available for the 2025 Nitrogen Conference and the 2025 Nutrient Management Conference. The Nitrogen Conference will take place in Mankato on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The Nutrient Management Conference will be in St. Cloud on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Both conferences will also be available online. For both in-person and virtual attendance, the cost to attend each conference is $20. Lunch is included if you attend in-person.

Nitrogen: Minnesota’s Grand Challenge & Compelling Opportunity Conference 

Tuesday,  February 4, 2025 in Mankato, Minn. 

This conference explores how nitrogen management impacts crop production, the environment, and soil productivity. In addition to research updates, there will be a farmer panel on nitrogen management.

Cost: $20

Register to attend in-person: 2025Nitrogen-in-person.eventbrite.com (Lunch is included if you attend in-person.)

Register to attend online: 2025Nitrogen-virtual.eventbrite.com

Presentations:

• Climate conditions update for Minnesota: Observations, trends, and outlooks - Kenny Blumenfeld (Minnesota State Climate Office)
• On-farm Evaluation - Can I be Sure? - Brad Carlson (Univ. of Minnesota)
• Optimizing nitrogen management for hybrid rye as a grain and forage crop in Minnesota - Tarah Young (Univ. of Minnesota) 
• Drainage water recycling: Performance of cropping systems in SW Minnesota - Jeff Strock (Univ. of Minnesota)
• Advancing nitrogen BMPs: Insights from Nebraska to Minnesota for sustainable corn production and nitrate management - Swetabh Patel (Univ. of Minnesota): 
• Nitrogen best management practices (N-BMPs) are best for crops and the environment - Fabian Fernandez (Univ. of Minnesota)
• How do cover crops, nitrogen rate and cropping system affect nitrate loss in tile drainage water? - Jeff Vetsch (Univ. of Minnesota)
• Influence of fertilizer and manure inputs on soil health - Julie Howe (Texas A&M University)
• Farmer panel: Lessons from our own experience managing nitrogen in the farm
• Predicting corn nitrogen needs with biological testing- what's possible in Minnesota? - Anna Cates (Univ. of Minnesota)

Certified crop advisers (CCAs) can earn continuing education credits (CEUs) in soil & water and nutrient management by attending the conference. 

Nutrient Management Conference

Tuesday,  February 18, 2025 in St. Cloud, Minn. 

The 2025 Nutrient Management Conference will focus entirely on phosphorus: phosphorus fertilizers and soil testing, phosphorus studies across the Midwest, and phosphorus studies in Minnesota. In addition to research updates, there will be a farmer panel on phosphorus management.

Cost: $20

Register to attend in-person: 2025Nutrient-in-person.eventbrite.com (Lunch is included if you attend in-person.)

Register to attend online: 2025Nutrient-virtual.eventbrite.com

Presentations:

• Phosphorus sources and agronomic considerations - Brian Bohman (OCP North America)
• Soil sample results – What should you expect? Phosphorus studies across the Midwest - Craig Struve (SoilView, LLC)
• Considerations on P management from Illinois: Early insights from updating the Illinois Agronomy Handbook - Andrew Margenot (Univ. of Illinois)
• Optimizing phosphorus fertilization strategies for sustainable agriculture in Nebraska - Javev Iqbal (Univ. of Nebraska) 
• Efficient use of soil-test and fertilizer phosphorus: Lessons from Wisconsin and Iowa - John Jones (Univ. of Illinois)
• Soil Health and phosphorus management: Is there a connection? - Jason Clark (South Dakota State Univ.)
• Farmer Panel: Lessons from our own experience managing phosphorus in the farm 
• Management practices that minimize edge-of-field phosphorus loss in Minnesota - Lindsay Pease (Univ. of Minnesota): 
• Manure phosphorus basics - Melissa Wilson (Univ. of Minnesota)
• Can you afford to cut phosphorus applications? - Daniel Kaiser (Univ. of Minnesota)

Certified crop advisers (CCAs) can earn continuing education credits (CEUs) in soil & water and nutrient management by attending the conference. 

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