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

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

2015

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.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Pope Soil and Water Conservation District
Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District
Prairie Lakes Coop, CHS Service Center
University of Minnesota

Water Quality & Pollutants
Water Conveyance & Hydraulics
Water Economics

nitrogen fertilizer
nitrogen fertilizers
water quality & pollutants
water quality and pollutants
water monitoring & assessment
water monitoring and assessment
agriculture drainage
agriculture drainages
agricultural drainage
ag drainage
discovery farm
discovery farms
nutrient loss
nutrient losses

2010-2019

No

Public Domain

Minnesota Water Research Digital Library