University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center’s Nitrogen: Minnesota's Grand Challenge and Compelling Opportunity Conference brings experts together to focus entirely on this valuable input. Current topics in crop production and environmental stewardship will be relevant and informative for today's agricultural producers and professionals and anyone else who appreciates high-quality, research-based information.
The conference takes place annually in February. Certified crop advisers (CCA) can earn continuing education credits (CEUs) in soil and water and nutrient management by attending the conference.
2023 conference
The 9th annual Nitrogen Conference took place on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. View the 2023 conference agenda and video recordings of presentations below.
Introduction - 9th Annual Nitrogen Conference
Fabian Fernandez and Bruce Montgomery
Nitrogen management for sugarbeet
John Lamb, University of Minnesota - retired
PSNT as a way to manage nitrogen
Emerson Souza, University of Minnesota
Polyer-coated urea in Minnesota
Fabian Fernandez, University of Minnesota
Conducting research in your own farm
Gabriel Paiao, Vayda
Nitrogen fertilizer decisions based on climate data
Brad Carlson, University of Minnesota
Weather outlook for the 2023 season
Dennis Todey, USDA-ARS
Economics of fertilizers
Byron Parman, North Dakota State University
Nitrogen management in the context of soil health
Marshall McDaniel, Iowa State University
Update on the Groundwater Protection Rule
Margaret Wagner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Mitigating nitrate losses with woodchip bioreactor
Gary Feyereisen, USDA-ARS
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Fabián Fernández, Extension nutrient management specialist
fabiangf@umn.edu, 612-625-7460
Warren Formo, Executive director, MAWRC
warren@mawrc.org, 952-237-9822
Or visit: www.mawrc.org/events
This conference is a joint effort with the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center (MAWRC)
Thank you to our supporters!
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Corteva
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Koch Agronomic Services
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Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (SMBSC)
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Minnesota Corn Growers Association
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Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories (MVTL)
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Nutrien Ag Solutions
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Minnesota AgriGrowth Council
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Syngenta
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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
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Minnesota Department of Agriculture
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Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council (AFREC)
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University of Minnesota Extension
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Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center (MAWRC)