Environmental and Natural Resource Stewardship

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The health of Minnesota's forests, water, air and soils is essential to the state's vitality. AGREETT experts work directly with landowners, farmers, and local communities to develop solutions for complex challenges that span across both public and private lands and waterways. With programming in climate science, remote sensing, and nutrient, soil and water management, our experts work to protect the state’s biodiversity and abundant natural resources. Research and outreach focus on sustainable practices and implementing new management approaches that ensure our state’s ecosystems remain healthy and productive in the face of a changing climate.

Recent News

New database offers manure nutrient test benchmarking

December 15, 2025

AGREETT-funded faculty Melissa Wilson and Erin Cortus were part of the interdisciplinary team that developed a digital tool to bring together and standardize manure sample data from across the country into a first-of-its kind manure nutrient database called ManureDB.

Meet the AGREETT environmental and natural resource stewardship experts