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Farm Nutrients Considered Key in Algae
Western Lake Erie basin agriculture can achieve most of the 40 percent reduction goal set for algae-forming nutrients by doing one thing: Convincing more farmers to inject their fertilizers below ground rather than continuing to spread them on the surface.
According to an ongoing research project that involves about 15 Great Lakes scientists and headed by the University of Michigan, cereal rye cover crops and buffer strips also are among the most effective practices at controlling runoff.
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