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11 May 2018

Minnesota’s Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast website

by Heather Johnson | posted in: Crop Production, Nutrient Management, Surface Runoff, Tile Drainage, Water Quality | 0

The Minnesota Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast (RRAF) system is a tool developed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the National Weather Service (NWS). It is designed to help farmers and commercial applicators determine the best time to apply manure … Read More

Advisory, Risk, Runoff
30 Jan 2017

So, What Weather is Next?

by Amber Radatz | posted in: Discovery Farms, Surface Runoff | 0

It’s January, and we’ve already seen a variety of winter conditions. In all reality, we still have 2 months left of this mystery tour. We’ve seen snow, freezing cold temps, melting, runoff, ice, rain, fog and mud. Personally, as the … Read More

Risk, Runoff, Winter
28 Apr 2016

Annual Precipitation is a Poor Predictor of Surface Runoff: Part 2

by Tim Radatz | posted in: Discovery Farms, Surface Runoff | 0

Please click here for part 1 of this blog which discusses annual precipitation and it’s relationship to surface runoff.  Part 2 of this blog explores why annual precipitation is poor predictor of surface runoff from agricultural fields by examining the role of … Read More

Intensity, Precipitation, Runoff, Timing
27 Apr 2016

Annual Precipitation is a Poor Predictor of Surface Runoff: Part 1

by Tim Radatz | posted in: Discovery Farms, Surface Runoff | 0

It is usually thought that higher precipitation leads to higher surface runoff from agricultural fields.  However, edge-of-field surface runoff research from the Discovery Farms programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota have documented that the amount of annual precipitation is a poor … Read More

Precipitation, Runoff

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