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New rule restricts nitrogen fertilizer application after Sept. 1

By: angiehongmn October 15, 2020October 9, 2020

Groundwater, Partners and Updatesdrinking water, farming, featured, fertilizer, groundwater, groundwater contamination, nitratesLeave a Comment

Beginning September 1, 2020, Part 1 of the Groundwater Protection Rule goes into effect, restricting the application of nitrogen fertilizer in the fall and on frozen soils in areas with vulnerable groundwater. It applies to approximately 12-13% of Minnesota’s cropland and nearly half of the land in Washington County.

Way Down Upon the Suwannee River

By: angiehongmn June 20, 2016

Keeping water cleanerosion control, fertilizer, phosphorus1 Comment

The Suwannee River Mine, which opened in northern Florida in 1965, was once one of our nation’s most productive sources for rock phosphate, the raw material used to manufacture phosphoric acid (phosphorus).

Lawn Chair Lawn Care

By: angiehongmn March 30, 2012

Yards and Landscapingfertilizer, lawn care, watering2 Comments

The sight of green grass emerging from a brown winter wasteland is one that drives many to foolhardy action.

A Goldilocks Approach to Lawn Care

By: angiehongmn April 21, 2010

Yards and Landscapingfertilizer, lawn care, phosphorus, sustainable lawnsLeave a Comment

New research from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) indicates that good-looking lawns are often better for water quality, which may come as surprise to those of us who thought that we were doing our part by growing a chemical and fertilizer-free lawn.