Validating Nitrogen Recommendations and Water Quality Impacts under Irrigated Agriculture [Project]

This project will provide a better understanding of nitrogen fertilizer management on irrigated, sandy soils that are common in central and west-central Minnesota. Goals: • Assess nitrogen loss resulting from different nitrogen fertilizer application rates, application timing, and application methods on sandy soils • Help the University of Minnesota revise nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for irrigated coarse-textured (sandy) soils • Re-establish the Rosholt Farm as an educational hub for local producers, agricultural dealers and crop consultants This project is supported through a unique partnership between Pope and Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), the Prairie Lakes Co-op (Elrosa), the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. To learn more about this project and other efforts to protect groundwater and drinking water, visit the Minnesota Department's Clean Water Fund webpage or go directly to the Rosholt Farm webpage on MDA's website.