Articles tagged under: AFREC

AFREC Soil Fertility Minute

Published May 25, 2026

The Agricultural Fertilizer Research Education Council's latest update features Northwest Research and Outreach Center Extension Specialist Lindsay Pease. Pease highlights an AFREC-funded project on strip tillage in sugarbeet systems. Click here. 
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Soil Fertility Minute

Published December 17, 2025

In the Soil Fertility Minute from the Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council, University of Minnesota Extension Educator Tarah Young discusses hybrid winter rye nitrogen management. "We found that spring nitrogen applications are far more important than the fall applications,"…
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AFREC: Soil Fertility Minute

Published June 20, 2024

Northwest Research and Outreach Center Nutrient and Water Management Specialist Dr. Lindsay Pease joins this week's Soil Fertility Minute to talk about the annual Crops and Soils Day on July 17th at the NWROC in Crookston. The Soil Fertility Minute…
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AFREC: Soil Fertility Minute

Published June 6, 2024

Northwest Research and Outreach Center Nutrient and Water Management Specialist Dr. Lindsay Pease joins this week's Soil Fertility Minute to discuss the comparison between tiled and untiled ground and the effect on fertilizer applications. The Soil Fertility Minute is made…
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AFREC Update

Published May 24, 2024

The Agricultural Fertilizer Research Education Council features Northwest Research and Outreach Center Extension Specialist Lindsay Pease in this week's update. In the AFREC Update, Pease highlights the Annual NWROC Crops and Soils Day July 17th in Crookston. Listen to the report.
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Supplemental Ag Budget Bill Differences

Published May 13, 2024

The biggest difference between the Minnesota House and Senate versions of the supplemental ag budget bill is their stance on the Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council. The House version lets AFREC sunset this year. The Senate version allows AFREC…
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Different Approaches for AFREC

Published May 6, 2024

In St. Paul, the House and Senate agriculture bills consider the groundwater problems in southeastern Minnesota. The House version allows the Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council to sunset and divert the funds for the groundwater issue. Senate Agriculture Committee…
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Farmer-Funded AFREC to End, Dollars Repurposed

Published April 20, 2024

Faced with a committee deadline, the Minnesota House Agriculture Committee passed its omnibus finance and policy bill Thursday. Nitrate contamination in southeastern Minnesota has dominated the committee’s work this session. The Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council is up for…
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Soil Fertility Minute

Published April 1, 2024

On this week’s Soil Fertility Minute, sponsored by the Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council, University of Minnesota Extension Soil Scientist Dan Kaiser says neutralizing pH in soils can be challenging using elemental sulfur and ammonium sulfate. This solution may work…
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