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How Strip-Till is Helping Reduce Nutrient Runoff & Algae Toxins in Lake Erie

Bill Kellogg is trying to do something about the chronic algae blooms in America's southernmost Great Lake. Instead of scattering fertilizer atop his fields, Kellogg now uses a strip till machine that knifes fertilizer pellets 8 inches into the soil — deep enough that heavy rains won't wash it away.
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Strip-Till, Cover Crops Could Help Prevent Nutrient Runoff Due to Extreme Rainfall

Nutrient runoff from agricultural production is a significant source of water pollution in the U.S., and climate change that produces extreme weather events is likely to exacerbate the problem. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at how extreme rainfall impacts runoff and suggests possible mitigation strategies.
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Keep Your Soil & Nutrients Where they Belong: In Your Field

University of Minnesota Extension researcher Jodi DeJong-Hughes to discuss ongoing analysis of soil erosion and nutrient runoff reduction techniques at the 2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
University of Minnesota Extension researcher Jodi DeJong-Hughes to discuss ongoing analysis of soil erosion and nutrient runoff reduction techniques at the 2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
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