Nitrogen Smart is an educational program for producers that covers fundamentals and advanced topics to maximize the economic return on nitrogen investments while minimizing nitrogen losses.
Fundamentals
Nitrogen Smart Fundamentals delivers high-quality, research-based education that covers:
- 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.
Nitrogen Smart online
The fundamentals and advanced topics are offered online as self-guided courses. You may register at any point and complete the course before the end of the following calendar year. You can return at any time if you need to pause the course before you finish. Your progress is automatically saved, and you can pick up where you left off.
- Complete the Fundamentals course before taking any of the advanced courses. You may take any or all of the advanced courses.
If you have completed the Fundamentals course and would like to review the material, visit Nitrogen Smart Review.
- All Nitrogen Smart online courses offer three (3) Certified Crop Advisor CEUs: 1 nutrient management (NM), 1 soil and water (SW), and 1 in sustainability when completed.
Thanks to the generous support of the Minnesota Corn Growers, there is no charge for the Nitrogen Smart courses.