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Connective Expands Financial Health Ecosystem via Monarch Collab After Buying Financial Gym and Water Street Advisors
Connective Expands Financial Health Ecosystem via Monarch Collab After Buying Financial Gym and Water Street Advisors NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, December 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Connective, a leading innovator in personal financial services, is pleased to announce a new working relationship with Monarch, the award-winning personal finance app for budgeting, tracking, and goal-setting.
Minnesota: Irrigation Management Tool Update - Protecting Privacy While Providing Real-Time Modeling
Thermal infrared sensors mounted on the center pivot irrigation system for monitoring canopy temperature. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Running an irrigated farm is hard business, requiring daily management of sprinklers, pivots, and drip lines to deliver optimal amounts of water to a growing crop. The Irrigation Management Assistant has been helping growers know how much water to apply since 2016 in the Central Sand Plains of Minnesota.
Minnesota: Can Variable Rate Irrigation Combat Groundwater Issues?
Extension specialists participate in variable rate irrigation study. Photo: University of Minnesota More than 25% of groundwater in Minnesota is pumped for agricultural crops. This makes irrigation the second-largest user of groundwater in the state. Can variable rate irrigation (VRI) technology help Minnesota farmers save water without sacrificing yield?
With Dry Conditions, here’s how Irrigators can use Water more Efficiently
By Anne Nelson and Taylor Becker Last week, some irrigators throughout Minnesota were alerted to the possibility of water use restrictions for surface water appropriators in certain counties by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) due to the ongoing dry conditions. According to the 2017 agriculture census, 93% of irrigation in Minnesota came from groundwater sources while only 4% came from on-farm surface water (USDA NASS 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey).
It’s Time to Start Thinking About Your Irrigation Water Management
By Vasu Sharma and Taylor Becker What is irrigation water management? Irrigation water management is the timing and regulating of irrigation water applications in a way that satisfies the water requirement of the crop without wasting water, plant nutrients, or energy and without degrading the soil. It means applying water according to your crop needs and how much your soil can hold (consistent with the intake characteristics of the soil) (NRCS Irrigation Guide).
Michigan: Time to Start Thinking About Irrigation Water Management
Irrigated soybean in Perkins County, Nebraska. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Irrigation water management is the timing and regulating of irrigation water applications in a way that satisfies the water requirement of the crop without wasting water, plant nutrients, or energy and without degrading the soil. It means applying water according to your crop needs and how much your soil can hold (consistent with the intake characteristics of the soil) (NRCS Irrigation Guide).
Timing matters: How to limit spring nitrogen loss for corn
As we get closer to spring unfurls across the Midwest, the birds are singing, snow is gone, and planting is on the horizon. When it comes to nitrogen leaching, there is no better time to think about it than in the spring. High precipitation and minimal crop demand for water makes for perfect conditions for water to move quickly through the soil profile, taking nitrogen with it.
Minnesota Corn: Timing Matters - How to Limit Spring Nitrogen Loss
Nitrogen application in young corn. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln As we get closer to spring in Minnesota, the birds are singing, snow is melting, and planting is on the horizon. When it comes to nitrogen leaching, there is no better time to think about it than in the spring. High precipitation and minimal crop demand for water makes for perfect conditions for water to move quickly through the soil profile, taking nitrogen with it.
Timing Matters: How to Limit Spring Nitrogen Loss for Corn
By Taylor Becker, Extension educator As we get closer to spring in Minnesota, the birds are singing, snow is melting, and planting is on the horizon. When it comes to nitrogen leaching, there is no better time to think about it than in the spring. High precipitation and minimal crop demand for water makes for perfect conditions for water to move quickly through the soil profile, taking nitrogen with it.
Minnesota: What Makes Groundwater ‘Vulnerable’?
Direct connections between water running over the land surface and groundwater, although not usually as dramatic as this cave entrance, are common in karst regions. Photo: Greg Klinger, University of Minnesota Recently, in response to a previous blog post on the state’s Groundwater Protection Rule (GPR), we have been asked why groundwater in some areas of Minnesota is more vulnerable to contamination.
Minnesota: Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Restrictions Beginning Soon
Fall fertilizer application. Photo: University of Minnesota A little over a year ago, the Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner signed the Groundwater Protection Rule (GPR) with the goal of minimizing potential sources of nitrate pollution to Minnesota groundwater. One impact of this rule for farmers and agronomists is a restriction on the application of nitrogen fertilizer in the fall and on frozen soils in certain areas of the state starting September 1, 2020.
Fall nitrogen fertilizer restrictions take effect Sept. 1
A little over a year ago, the Minnesota agriculture commissioner signed the Groundwater Protection Rule into law, with the goal of minimizing potential sources of nitrate pollution to Minnesota groundwater. One impact of this rule for farmers and agronomists is a restriction on the application of nitrogen fertilizer in the fall and on frozen soils in certain areas of the state starting Sept. 1. These areas are mostly in the north-central, southeast and southwest parts of the state.
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