The meeting focused on two separate goals: keeping Pyramid alive through a massive capital improvement project and finding support for employees that will be laid off by Roseburg Forest Products.
A farm group is helping Iowa agriculture producers find ways to reduce the amount of nitrogen they use on their crops. Excess nitrates can wind up in ground and surface water, and cause health problems. Practical Farmers of Iowa is encouraging farmers to find just the right amount of nitrogen they need for their crops - while avoiding applying too much, which the group says is common. .
A farm group is helping Iowa agriculture producers find ways to reduce the amount of nitrogen they use on their crops. Excess nitrates can wind up in ground and surface water, and cause health problems. Practical Farmers of Iowa is encouraging farmers to find just the right amount of nitrogen they need for their crops - while avoiding applying too much, which the group says is common. .