BUFFALO, Minn. — The University of Minnesota Extension will be hosting a Nitrogen Smart workshop at St. John’s Lutheran church in Annandale on February 28th. Nitrogen Smart is an educational program for producers that presents fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen investments while minimizing nitrogen losses. This event is broken up into two sessions. The “fundamentals” session will be from 9:00am-12:00pm and the “advanced” session will be from 1:00-4:00pm.
The morning Nitrogen Smart: Fundamentals session delivers high-quality, research-based education so producers can learn:
- Sources of nitrogen (N) for crops
- How nitrogen is lost from soil and how you can reduce losses
- How to manage nitrogen in drainage systems
- What the Nutrient Reduction Strategy and Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Plan mean for Minnesota producers
- Practices to refine nitrogen management, including split applications, alternative N fertilizers, soil and tissue testing and N models
Nitrogen Smart certification is valid for three years after participants complete the Fundamentals course. The Advanced Nitrogen Smart session is available to returning participants or to new participants that attend the morning Fundamentals course.
The Nitrogen Smart trainings are presented by University of Minnesota Extension, funded by Minnesota Corn Growers, and hosted by the Minnesota Agriculture Water Resource Center. Pre-registration is not required and there is no registration fee.
— Adam Austing, University of Minnesota Extension
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