Are you planning a day at the lake?  Did you know you can check on the water quality before you head out?

Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient but increasingly found in our water. Here is a brief history:

Scheduling the last few irrigations of the season deserves extra attention because the goal is not only to focus on keeping the crop wet enough to produce optimal yields, but also on using up stored soil water. Leaving the field a little drier at the end of the season will save irrigation costs, decrease leaching losses, improve soil conditions for harvest traffic, and save water for future years. Growers also don't want to miss out on capturing off-season precipitation.