October 01, 2020
"Now in the third year of their research, University of Minnesota soil scientists are experimenting with manure application to help farmers navigate the effects of the climate crisis.
"Due to changing weather patterns, farmers have been seeing wetter growing seasons, which has made it difficult to plant and fertilize their crops as normal. If crops are fertilized too early, excessive rain can cause fertilizer to run off the field and enter streams, lakes and waterways and even leach into the groundwater. To give farmers more opportunity to plant, researchers are experimenting with the timing of fertilizer application." Drs. Fabián Fernández and Melissa Wilson and LAAS alumnus Chris Pfarr are featured in the story in MN Daily.