Plant nutrients

 Tools and Resources

• The Story of Nitrogen: How one nutrient shapes life in fields and streams, soil and sea. This 5-part audio series interviews agronomists, ecologists, geologists, farmers and lake scientists, and explores how one nutrient shapes life in fields and streams, soil and sea.
• Planning and design strategies for agricultural drainage systems, calculators, and regulations. 
• Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS). UMN Extension and WRC staff help organize and clarify the science behind the NRS, which is written and updated by the MN Pollution Control Agency. For more information about the UMN role, contact Brad Carlson.

Training

• Nitrogen Smart is an educational program for producers that presents fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen investments while minimizing nitrogen losses.
• The Minnesota Irrigator Program (MIP) helps irrigators and irrigation professionals match irrigation to crop water use, improve water-use efficiency, and reduce water costs.