Irrigation and nitrogen management of dry bean production in Central Wisconsin
2021
- Department of Horticulture, UW Madison
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The Central Sands region is the heart of Wisconsin’s premier vegetable production with its coarsetextured
soils and abundant groundwater. However, this region is also the epicenter of controversies over
groundwater reduction during the summertime when water is being pumped for agricultural irrigation, and
groundwater contamination by nitrate leached from highly cultivated fields. There is urgent need for research
exploring alternative vegetable crops and new farming strategies to mitigate the groundwater quantity
and quality issues, and improve vegetable production sustainability.