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NDSU: Test Forages for Nitrate Prior to Haying or Grazing

High temperatures combined with adequate moisture can impact plant metabolism and cause nitrate to build up in plants.

August 23, 2022 | Posted in Grazing

Source: North Dakota State Extension

Frost, hail and disease can cause nitrates to accumulate due to reduced leaf area, which limits the rate of photosynthesis. The risk of nitrate toxicity also increases when high levels of nitrogen fertilizer have been applied.

Using Cover Crops to Reduce Nitrate Leaching

September 20, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Several communities in Nebraska are facing growing concerns of increasing groundwater nitrate concentration in their municipal wells. Growing cover crops during the winter fallow period is one of the best management practices for reducing nitrate leaching and improving soil resilience. Read more in this article from the University of Nebraska.

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Cover Crop Tactics on Display at Soul of the Soil Conference

This week we are in beautiful Galena, Ill., and we got a choice to check out the first ever Soul of the Soil Conference. This is put on by the Fields of Sinsinawa who'll talk a little bit about what’s going on in the world of cover crops at the first annual soul of the Soil Conference.

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