Precise nitrogen management for corn production: Mitigating environmental nitrogen losses and adapting to climate change

The purpose of this award is for the grantee to advance the adoption of adaptive nitrogen management practices in corn production in several states, and specifically to conduct an educational program on precise N management using the Adapt-N tool, targeting 500 growers in the Northeast and Midwest; modify the current Adapt-N tool for application to the Midwest U.S. and to include a cover crop input option; demonstrate the performance of the adaptive N management approach compared to conventional methods for N recommendations in strip trials over 2 growing seasons on 40 farms; and produce a next-generation Adapt-N tool for N management in corn production.