20 years of research is helping farmers better understand soil and nutrient loss.
Minnesota Discovery Farms co-director Tim Radatz says data from 35 farm sites in the Upper Midwest shows 75 percent of runoff happens between May and July.
“It’s that time period between planting and crop canopy. So if we can provide some protection during that time frame, we’re going to really reduce our soil losses and protect those soils.”
Speaking to Brownfield at the Discovery Farms Summit in Minneapolis, he says the level of protection necessary is site specific.
Continue reading Discovery Farms data sheds light on soil loss at Brownfield Ag News.
