Nitrogen Use Efficiency Increased with Biologicals? (Year 2)
Allan Dose
The goal of this project is to determine the effectiveness of a biological product, Pivot Bio ProveN at producing or making available nitrogen.
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Performance and cost-benefit analysis of bioreactor systems for P mitigation in NW MN (Year 2)
John Swanson
Determine if a novel design for denitrifying bioreactors will make bioreactors a feasible practice for nitrate and phosphate loss reduction in Northwestern Minnesota on sandy ridges.
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Wilkin County Soil Health Demonstration Site (2024)
Vance Johnson/Kimberly Melton
To better understand how implementing soil health practices (such as cover crops and reduced/no tillage) impact soil health.
Goal 1 (Management Systems): Establish a minimum of six demonstration plots to compare the impacts of conventional tillage,
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Minimizing Corn Plant Variability Using a Planter Weight Distribution System
Mark Enninga
In the first year of the MN Corn Growers Innovation Grant – Level 2, “Investigating Wide Row Corn (WRC) on Yield,
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Soil carbon loss from newly drained Red River Basin Soils
There is an inherent tension between subsurface drainage and soil organic carbon (SOC). Drainage-induced aeration increases SOC mineralization and reduces SOC stocks (Fernandez 2016). Lower SOC is related to poor soil structure, low fertility and poor crop yields, but in the context of poorly-drained soils, increased soil aeration is likely to have a net positive yield effect.
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Quantifying phophorus loss in changing cropping systems of Northwest Minnesota
The traditional range of the Corn Belt is shifting northward into the Red River Basin region of Minnesota. With this shift comes a change in soil fertility and water management needs. At the same time, phosphorus loss to freshwater lakes is emerging as a critical threat to Canada’s Lake Winnipeg.
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What is it about manure?
Manure not only supplies nutrients in a corn production system, it can help improve soil health as well. In particular, manure has been shown to have outsized effects on soil carbon pools relative to its total carbon content. As interest in understanding soil health has grown, we have access to an increasing number of carbon pool assays, including permanganate oxidizable carbon, particulate organic matter carbon, and lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose.
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Evaluating conservation practice effectiveness with a paired watershed approach
The research is designed to evaluate the performance of conservation practices to reduce nitrate-nitrogen (N) loads from corn-soybean agriculture at a small-watershed scale under real world conditions.
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Investigating wide row corn on yield, soil and water
While the farming practices of the last few decades have led to significantly higher corn yields, challenges still exist for farmers, which include tighter profit margins and extreme weather patterns which result in soil erosion, water quality challenges and high peak flow rates in waterways.
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