Trammo teams with Iowa State University and Hart Family to improve nitrogen management and boost crop yield
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By Madeleine Resener, GeoPols
Nitrogen, one of the most plentiful gases in our environment, is both a friend and foe to our planet and to ourselves.
It makes up 45% of the nutrients used in fertilizers to grow corn, wheat, and soybeans. That’s why it is essential to crop output. However, nitrogen can be a pollutant – especially when it seeps into water supplies through agricultural run-off or leaching.
Researchers have been exploring various techniques to reduce the nitrogen that ends up in lakes, streams, and other bodies of water.