Minnesota Crop News

Manure nutrient management is uniquely complex, and we discuss some reasons why on today's Advancing Nitrogen Smart episode. What specific factors make manure management far more complex than applying standard chemical fertilizer?  How do digestive systems and diets cause nitrogen availability to differ across various livestock species ?  Why does nitrogen availability decline so rapidly when manure is left exposed on the soil surface, and how much may be lost to atmospheric evaporation within a just few days?  How can farmers optimize their fertilizer investments and evaluate whether their crops received sufficient nitrogen using late-season testing ? These questions and more on today's 42nd episode of  Advancing Nitrogen Smart . Read the full transcript here Guests: Brad Carlson, Extension educator (Mankato) Melissa Wilson, Extension manure nutrient management specialist (St. Paul) Additional resources: How to put together a manure management plan Nitrogen ava...

By Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist, Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Agronomist, Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist, and Liz Stahl, Extension Educator - Crops

Registration is now open for the 2027 Soil Management Summit! Registration gets you 1.5 days full of learning and networking with farmers, researchers, and agricultural professionals across Minnesota and beyond. At the Soil Management Summit you can explore topics such as cover crops, tillage, nutrient management, livestock integration, economics, and more! We have a variety of sessions to fit anyone’s preferences whether it’s panel discussions, breakout sessions, table talks, or built-in networking time. Although we think it’s a great event, don’t just take it from us. Here’s what some past attendees have said about the Soil Management Summit: This event allows for a great mix of networking with industry, farmers, and other professionals and has a good balance of time for building relationships and connections as well as providing valuable education to be used on farms." "All the sessions were very interesting, and each of them had very good topics that were hard to choose ...