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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Nitrogen Optimization Grants Allow For Innovative, On-Farm Solutions
Description: The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection awarded nine projects funding for the 2025 Commercial Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program. These grants aim to find and fine-tune methods that optimize commercial nitrogen applied to farm fields, protecting soil and water. Ted Hoffman, an independent crop consultant with InDepth Agronomy, received a second grant this year. Last year, he got a grant with Golden E Dairy in Southeastern Wisconsin. He tells us about why the projects are significant and what they can learn with the newfound information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.