b"INDUSTRY NEWS that display water information such as water use, well locations,have soil erosion, especially in the Lethbridge area where we water quantity and quality, etc. have strong chinook winds, which blow off the topsoil and the fertilizer, so that will decrease the nutrient use efficiency. We also see nutrient loss through nitrous oxide emissions from the soil.The project will see Karimis team test three different bedding RESEARCH NEWS formations including a traditional fall bedding, a spring bedding Alberta Research Project Looks into Sustainable Potatoafter having winter cover crop and a spring bedding with no Field Prep winter cover crop. Each will be tested to see the yield effect, soil A new research project at Alberta's Lethbridge College is lookingnutrient levels and nitrous oxide emissions, the release said. The into sustainable fall bedding practices for potato production,testing will take place at Lethbridge Colleges irrigation research a news release said. Rezvan Karimi, research scientist in theand demonstration farm.Mueller Irrigation Group, is heading the three-year, $446,500The release noted as nitrous oxide emissions are directly project which is funded by Results Driven Agriculture Researchtied to the moisture level of the soil, the study will also look at (RDAR). irrigation levels, with an aim to maximize available nutrients for The release noted traditionally potato growers prep theircrops while reducing emissions. potato beds in late fall for the following spring. And while the process has its benefits, it also creates concerns, including loss of soil fertility, crop nutrient availability and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.When producers prepare to bed in the fall and apply fertilizer, there is a big lag time between nutrient application and crop uptake, Karimi said in the release. During the winter, we The BEST ADJUVANT TECHNOLOGYPerformance made easyUnique Leci-Tech technology inside to deliver your sprayTO the Plant, On the Plant, In the Plant54SPUDSMART.COM Summer 2022WWW.UAP.CA"