PROJECT EXPLORES ALTERNATIVE CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR THE BIOECONOMY

The research work of agronomy graduate student Andrew Heggenstaller was highlighted in this month's newsletter from the Leopold Center. Heggenstaller's research has been focusing on nutrient recovery and cycling in biomass systems.

"You have to look at cropping systems differently than what we have now; you need to consider a system that produces more than one crop at one time of the year," Heggenstaller explained. "We found that alternative systems could produce significantly more biomass than a lone corn crop. They also leached less nitrogen, so the environmental impacts were reduced."

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