Upper Midwest Nutrient Reduction Strategies: Progress, Future Directions, and Scale of Change Needed
Presenter, Matt Helmers
This event takes place in person at the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus, 335 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, and via Zoom.
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Abstract: Over the past decade, Upper Midwest states have been actively pursuing nutrient reduction strategies in response to the Hypoxia Task Force Action Plan. There have been exciting developments in new practice development and implementation but there is a need to better understand the scale of change needed to reach the goals and continue to pursue new approaches to increase the rate of adoption. To reach the goals will require broad use of all available practices, including nutrient management, land use, and edge-of-field practices.
About the lecture series: The William E. Larson and Raymond R. Allmaras Emerging Issues in Soil and Water Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of the Larson and Allmaras families, friends and donors.
Among the principal concerns for the 21st century are food security, global sustainability of natural resources, and healthy environment. Soil and water sciences play a critical role in addressing these concerns. This lecture series provides a forum to explore emerging issues, to inspire creative thinking, and to recognize excellence in the broad area of agricultural research with specific emphasis on soil and water.
About the Speaker
Matt Helmers is the Director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, the Brent and Cindy Hart Professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University, where he has been on the faculty since 2003. Dr. Helmers’ research areas include studies on the impact of nutrient management, cropping practices, drainage design and management, and strategic placement of buffer systems on nutrient export from agricultural landscapes. He has a regional Extension program working to increase adoption of practices that have the potential to reduce downstream nutrient export. He served as the nitrogen science team lead on the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Science Assessment.