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Southwest Research and Outreach Center
Soil and Water Management

Jeff Strock, Soil Scientist, conducts research in the areas of soil and water management and conservation. The public is becoming increasingly aware of environmental issues and placing higher priority on improving environmental quality. One of the pivotal challenges to agricultural production is how to maintain profitability while at the same time preserving clean air and water.

Dr. Strock's research program, focused on nitrogen, provides valuable information to agricultural and non-agricultural stakeholders and policy makers about the associated risks, benefits, and costs of various management practices on agricultural production, profitability, and environmental quality. Agricultural production and environmental concerns related to nitrogen will continue to be the emphasis of applied research at the SWROC in order to provide practical, cost-effective solutions to environmental problems while maintaining farm profitability. In the future, this program will be positioned to address emerging issues as they relate to nitrogen, agricultural production, and environmental quality.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

• Nitrogen management.
  • Evaluate nitrogen rate, source, and timing to meet agronomic, economic, and environmental goals.
• Cropping systems
  • Develop strategies to reduce nitrate leaching from row crops systems.
  • Evaluate winter rye as a cover crop for establishment, residual soil nitrate reduction, and losses through subsurface drainage systems.
  • Evaluate various crops and rotations for increased profitability and improved environmental quality.
• Agricultural drainage management systems.
  • Develop alternative strategies for treating drainage discharge by in-ditch treatment practices

SWROC Laboratory (EPA Lab #MN01070)

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