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Podcast: UMN Extension Nutrient Management Podcast
Episode: How soil water storage, temperature, and the nitrogen cycle help MN farmers make key decisions
Description: In the 5th episode of the Advancing Nitrogen Smart series, weβre talking about the ways the soil stores water, and how nitrogen transforms in that soil under different climate conditions. Weβll discuss field saturation and the water budget, heat units and how to track them, and how these trends have changed throughout MN over the last 60 years.Guests:Daniel Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist (St. Paul)Brad Carlson, Extension educator (Mankato)Additional ResourcesNitrogen BMPs, MN Dept of AgricultureEcological and Water Resources Mesonet, MN Dept of AgricultureNational Weather Service Temp...