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Agriculture:
Water Quality | Minnesota River | Fertilizers/Nutrients/Additives
Fertilizing | Management | Waste Management
Homeowners:
Garden | Turf and Trees | Compost
Solid/Hazardous Waste | Sewage Systems/Septic Tanks
Agriculture
Water Quality
Minnesota River
Fertilizers/Nutrients/Additives
- Boron for Minnesota Soils(PDF 582 KB)
(Rehm).
Describes what boron deficiency can do to stunt plant growth in alfalfa and describes soils and crops in Minnesota which
might be expected to respond to boron.
- Copper for Crop Production(PDF 326 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Describes the importance of copper for crop production in Minnesota,
identifies symptoms of copper deficiency,
and outlines management practices for its use in a fertilizer program.
- Crop Responses to AmiSorb in the North Central Region(PDF 900 KB) (Kelling, NCR-103 Committee).
Evaluation of the effectiveness of AmiSorb,
a soil additive designed to enhance nutrient uptake and increase yields by increasing root branching and root hair development.
- Impact of ACA on Crop Yield in the North Central Region(PDF 1.32 MB) (Rehm).
ACA, "Agricultural Crop Additive," is advertised and sold as a fertilizer additive; the use of this product has not consistently
produced a measureable increase in crop
yield.
- Lime Needs in Minnesota(PDF 545 KB) (Rehm, Rosen, Schmitt).
Explains importance of lime,
testing\determining lime needs and recommendations based on soil tests.
- Liming Materials for Minnesota Soils(PDF 352 KB) (Rehm, Rosen, Schmitt).
Explains soil
liming materials, including effects, quality and economics.
- Magnesium for Crop Production in Minnesota(PDF 544 KB) (Rehm, Rosen, Schmitt).
Provides a fundamental
understanding of the role of magnesium in production agriculture and the management
of magnesium fertilizers when needed.
- The Nature of Phosphorus in Soils(PDF 754 KB) (Lamb, Rehm, Schmitt).
Provides thorough
description of phosphorus in soils, including the reactions that affect its
availability to crops.
- Nitrification
Inhibitors and Use in Minnesota (Rehm, Schmitt). Describes nitrification
inhibitors (NI) sometimes called stabilizers, and how they can accomplish
increased efficiency of applied nitrogen fertilizer.
- Plant Growth Regulators: Their Use in Crop Production(PDF 1.24 MB) (Harms, Oplinger).
Advice on when and where to use plant growth
regulators.
- Potassium for Crop Production(PDF 147 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Describes the importance of potassium for crop production in Minnesota, identifies
symptoms of potassium deficiency,
and outlines management practices for its use in a fertilizer program.
- Soil Conditioners(PDF 778
KB) (Hickman, Whitney).
Advice on when and where to use soil conditioners.
- Soil Wetting Agents: Their Use in Crop Production(PDF 803 KB) (Sunderman, Branch).
Advice on when and where to use soil wetting
agents.
- Sulfur for Minnesota Soils(PDF 769 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Describes how sulfur can increase yields in some crops. Those who farm sandy soils
should be most concerned about the use of S in a fertilzer program.
- Understanding Nitrogen in Soils(PDF 747 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Describes, in words and drawings, the
nitrogen cycle in the soil. Suggests how to effectively manage nitrogen inputs
to attain a balance between profitable crop production and environmentally
tolerable levels of nitrate in water supplies.
- Understanding
Phosphate Fertilizers (Rehm, Schmitt). Describes various fertilizer materials
that can be used for crop production, including both organic and inorganic
sources.
- Understanding Phosphorus in Minnesota Soils(PDF 883 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Discusses the implications
of phosphorus in the soil, including buildup, absorption, movement, and methods
of application. For those concerned about levels of phosphorus in soils.
- Zinc For Crop Production(PDF 665 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Describes the importance of zinc
for crop production in Minnesota, identifies symptoms of zinc deficiency,
and outlines management practices for its use in a fertilizer program.
Fertilizing
- Agronomic and Environmental Management of Phosphorus(PDF 552 KB) (Lamb, Rehm, Schmitt).
Describes ways to manage phosphorus inputs for crop
production that both reduce
potential environmental contamination and improve economic production.
- Fertilizer Management for Corn Planted in Ridge-Till or No-Till Systems(PDF 680 KB) (Rehm).
Provides cost-effective fertilizer recommendations for corn production in ridge-till
and no-till systems in Minnesota.
- Fertilizer Recommendations for Edible Beans in Minnesota (Rehm, Schmitt). Provides fertilizer recommendations to help maximize profitability from the production of this crop.
- Fertilizer Recommendations for Agronomic Crops in Minnesota(PDF 4.64 MB) (Lamb, Rehm, Schmitt).
Provides fertilizer
recommendations for all crops that are agronomically sound, environmentally safe, and economically favorable.
- Fertilizing Alfalfa in Minnesota(PDF 555 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Provides cost-effective fertilizer recommendations
for alfalfa production.
- Fertilizing Barley in Minnesota(PDF 654 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Provides cost-effective fertilizer
recommendations for barley production.
- Fertilizing Corn in Minnesota(PDF 803 KB) (Lamb, Randall, Rehm).
Provides fertilizion
recommendations for corn that are agronomically sound, environmentally safe, and economically favorable.
- Fertilizing Soybeans in Minnesota(PDF 543 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Provides updated fertilizer recommendations to
soybean producers.
- Fertilizing Sugar Beet in Minnesota and North Dakota(PDF 651 KB) (Lamb, Rehm).
Describes the fertility needs of sugar
beets
in MN and ND. Includes advice on how to calculate needed nutrient applications using a soil test, previous crop information, and placement of nutrients. For sugar beet producers
- Fertilizing Wheat in Minnesota
(PDF 800 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Provides cost-effective fertilizer recommendations for wheat production.
- Managing Nitrogen for Corn Production on Irrigated Sandy Soils(PDF 640 KB) (Rehm). Discusses importance of flexibility in nitrogen
management, nitrogen management options, sources, and matching nitrogen and water management.
- Postharvest
to Postemergence Fertilizer Management (Rehm). Describes fertilizer management
practices for profitable corn and soybean production in ridge-till and no-till
systems.
- Potato
Fertilization on Irrigated Soils (Rosen). Describes importance of soil
test before investigating types of fertilizer needed for raising potatoes
on irrigated soil.
- A Soil
Nitrogen Test Option For N Recommendations with Corn (Rehm, Schmitt).
Informs and educates those making nitrogen recommendations and using nitrogen
fertilizer about a new soil nitrogen test for corn.
- Soil Sampling for Variable Rate Fertilizer and Lime Applications(PDF 1.56 MB) (Rehm et al).
This publication compares the
strengths of several soil sampling strategies that can be used in the application of precision farming techniques to the setting of fertilizer and lime application rates across fields. For extension educators, crop consultants, farm producers and soils researchers in the north central region of the U.S. and adjacent areas of Canada.
- Use of Banded Fertilizer for Corn Production(PDF 1.17 MB) (Rehm).
Describes the various banded applications of fertilizer for corn
production and the best management practices for each; uses color illustrations.
- Validating Nitrogen Rates for Corn on Farm Fields in Southern Minnesota(PDF 2.1 MB) (Randall, G.;
Schmitt, M.; Strock, J.; Lamb, J.)
Management
- Nitrogen Application with Irrigation Water-Chemigation(PDF 1.04 MB) (Rehm).
Outlines the factors (irrigation systems, safety devices,
calibrations, etc.) that a farm manager needs to consider before starting nitrogen chemigation with one or more irrigation systems.
- Plant Analysis: Sampling and Interpretation(PDF 291 KB) (Overdahl).
Discusses why plant sampling is important and how to prepare and sumbit
samples for analysis.
- Precision
Agriculture (Robert, Seeley). Profiles the Precision Farming Initiative
-- a linkage among research, industry, and farm producers to speed the implementation
of precision agriculture.
- Productivity
Factors and Crop Equivalent Ratings for Soils of Minnesota (Anderson,
Robert). Provides background information for using crop equivalent ratings
in land evaluation process.
- Providing
Proper N Credit for Legumes (Rehm, Schmitt). Discusses ways of putting
nitrogen (N) to most efficient use. Describes characteristics and influences
of legume crops.
- Setting Realistic Crop Yield Goals(PDF 673 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Climate, genetics, crop management, and the physical and
chemical properties of soils strongly influence crop yields, therefore, it's important to spend some time establishing a realistic yield goal for each field each year.
- Soils
and Landscapes of Minnesota (Anderson). Describes the major soil areas
found in Minnesota and how these soils are the result of five major environmental
elements (parent material, climate, relief, living organisms, and time). Includes
maps of Minnesota's soil parent materials, its mean annual temperatures, its
annual precipitation, its general relief, and its original vegetation.
- Soil Cation Ratios for Crop Production(PDF 816 KB) (Rehm).
Describes the concept of cation ratios in soils and
discusses the importance of these ratios for crop production.
- Soil Compaction: Causes, Effects, and Control(PDF 3.94 MB) (Moncrief). Eamples of soil compaction, focusing on the areas of Causes and Consequences, Surface Compaction, Subsoil Compaction, and Control. Provides comprehensive list of references. Also includes ways to minimize compaction.
- Soil Sampling as a Basis for Fertilizer Application(PDF 1.78 MB) (Cihacek, Franzen).
Discusses how and where to take useful
soil samples.
- Supplemental Nitrogen Worksheet for Corn(PDF 908 KB) Resource to help determine if supplemental or extra Nitrogen is needed.
- Tips
for Profitable Crop Residue Management Systems (Moncrief). Explains the
profitability of any conservation tillage system as function of two factors:
maintaining yields economically equal to conventional systems, and cost and
level production inputs.
- Using
the Soil Nitrate Test in Minnesota (Rehm, Schmitt). Suggests the Soil
Nitrate Test as a best management practice (BMP) to sample soils for residual
nitrogen measurement. Tells when and where in Minnesota the Soil Nitrate Test
is most helpful in determining nutrient needs of crops.
Waste Management
- Farm-A-Syst,
Farmstead Assessment System Livestock Producer (Anderson). A series of
13 worksheets, 10 bulletins and 1 program explanation sheet that allow producers
to evaluate practices in and around the farmstead and provide suggestions
about how to modify high risk practices.
- Fertilizing Cropland With Beef Manure(PDF 1.09 MB) (Schmitt, Rehm).
Details how to manage beef manure to maximize nutrient benefits while
protecting the environment. Discusses solid vs. liquid manure and best times of the year to make applications.
- Fertilizing Cropland With Swine Manure(PDF 1.10 MB) (Schmitt, Rehm).
Details how to manage swine manure to
maximize nutrient benefits while protecting the environment. Discusses solid vs. liquid manure and best times of the year to make applications.
- Livestock Manure Sampling (1994)(PDF 868 KB) (Schmitt, Wagar).
Shows how to do accurate manure sampling to analyze for nutrient content.
- Livestock Manure Sampling (Revised 2000)(PDF 868 KB) (Schmitt, Wagar).
Shows how to do accurate manure sampling to analyze for nutrient
content.
- Manure
and Pasture Management for Recreational Horse Owners (Halbach). The publication
is intended to help recreational horse owners better manage their manure and
pastures.
- Self Assessment Worksheets for Manure Management Plans(PDF 1.16 MB) (Schmitt).
Discusses crop nutrient needs and manure application rates,
while providing several worksheets to determine nutrient production and fertilizer nutrient requirements.
- Utilization
of Municipal Solid Waste Compost as Bedding Material for Cattle Feedlots
(Halbach). Information on proper utilization of municipal solid waste compost
as bedding material for cattle feedlots, and use for assessment of further
research.
- Utilization
of Municipal Solid Waste Compost for Crop Production (Halbach, Rosen).
Information on proper utilization of municipal solid waste compost as an organic
soil amendment, and use for assessment for further research.
Homeowners
Garden
- Carrots (Rosen)
Online.
- Blueberries
for Home Landscapes (Rosen). Details use of blueberry plants as a landscape
addition. Outlines soil requirements, plant care, soil care, and prevention
of damage from pests.
- Growing
Asparagus in Minnesota (Rosen). Provides guidelines for production
of asparagus including site selection and preparation, establishment techniques,
cultural requirements, pest management, and harvesting.
- Growing
Garlic in Minnesota (Rosen) Online.
- Growing
Vine Crops in Minnesota (Rosen). Iinstructions are given for site
selection, soil preparation, on starting seeds, variety selection, and summer
care.
- Lead
in the Home Garden and Urban Soil Environment (Rosen). Informs homeowners
about risks involved with gardening in high lead soils.
- Nutrient Management for Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Crops in Minnesota(PDF 5.47 MB) (Rosen).
Provides guidelines for
economically and environmentally sound use of fertilizers for commercial fruit and vegetable production.
- Preventing
Pollution Problems from Lawn and Garden Fertilizers (Rosen). Suggests
routine soil test before making decisions on phosphorus and/or nitrogen. Includes
phosphorus fertilizer suggestions based on soil test report and explains fertilizer
misuse.
- Soil Test Interpretations and Fertilizer Management for Lawns, Turf, Gardens, and Landscape Plants(PDF 4.89 MB)
(Rosen).
Presents up-to-date soil fertilizer management information.
- Sweet
Corn (Rosen) Online.
- Understanding Phosphorus in Minnesota Soils(PDF 883 KB) (Rehm, Schmitt).
Discusses the implications of phosphorus in the soil,
including buildup, absorption, movement, and methods of application. For those concerned about levels of phosphorus in soils.
- Yellow Storage Onions (Rosen) Online.
Turf and Trees
Compost
Solid/Hazardous Waste
- Choosing
Incontinence Products (Halbach). Discusses options, performance, cost,
and environmental consequences of various reusable and disposable moisture-absorbing
products.
- Diaper
Choices (Halbach). Discusses diapering options, performance, cost, and
environmental consequences of disposable and reusable diapers.
- Household
Hazardous Waste (display) (Halbach). A 3-panel display (and display unit)
with a header. Urges consumers to select those household chemical products
categorized as household hazardous wastes with consideration to environmental
impact, economic issues, and safe storage and disposal.
- Infant
Diapers and Incontinence Products: Choices for Families and Communities
(Halbach). Provides a detailed comparison of the health, economic, and environmental
aspects of disposable and reusable infant diapers and incontinence products.
- Life Cycle of a Consumer Product (VHS,
Slide
Set, Fact
Sheet) (Halbach). Discusses the life cycle of a consumer product from
an ecosystems prospective.
- Minnesota---Getting the Facts on Garbage, the Changing Solid Waste Management
System (Slide
Set, VHS)
(Halbach). Gives the reasons for and importance of Minnesota's changing solid
waste management sytems.
- Rinsing
Pesticide Containers (Halbach). Describes how rinsing helps protect the
environment and suggests proper rinsing procedures.
- Safe
Home, Clean Earth - An Educational Packet on Household Hazardous Products
(Halbach). A resource to educators throughout the state who are involved in
educating the general public about household hazardous products.
Sewage Systems/Septic Tanks
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