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Panel debates three nitrogen-accounting 'pathways'; members push to simplify technical targets
Summary
Panelists reviewed three proposed compliance pathways for counting irrigation‑water nitrogen in targets, examined numerical scenarios showing inconsistent outcomes across pathways, and asked report authors to clarify or consolidate options before the next meeting.
Panel experts spent a substantial portion of the meeting parsing the technical mechanics of three compliance pathways proposed for calculating irrigation‑derived nitrogen and how those choices would change growers' allowable fertilizer inputs.
Michael Cohen summarized the issue: the three pathways differ in whether and how much irrigation‑water nitrogen (AIR) is included in the a‑minus‑r equation that defines allowable fertilizer application. He…
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