A conservation consultant says farmers shouldn’t cut conservation practices as they enter another year of low commodity prices.
Hans Kok says there is a return on investment in practices like nitrogen management, which can improve soil and productivity.
“Some farmers are doing strip trials where some of them, with the help of Purdue University, put different strips of nitrogen rates out and then come up with where you get the highest yields and profits on your fields,” he says.
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