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Frost and nitrates

With fall comes frost, and with that frost comes the issue of nitrate accumulation. Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist at the Ag-Info Centre, says there is a difference between light frosts and heavy or killing frosts.

Interview with Barry Yaremcio (3:23 minutes) (1.55 Mb)

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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