The dry conditions of summer 2020 has produced an abundance of high nitrate forages. These hays, crop residues (stover) and even weeds with high nitrates leave many producers utilizing Extension and ...

Understanding how much nitrate is present in irrigation water is important not only for farm management decisions, but also for protecting the quality of drinking water, according to research from ...

Iowa State researchers are using drones equipped with sensors and onboard labs to test nitrate levels in waterways within ...

Hay will most likely be in short supply this winter, as some folks are feeding it already. Calls are coming in concerning chopping corn and feeding it to cattle. A potential concern would be nitrate ...

The eyes of dead fish and the message “know what you drink” adorn a new billboard near Avoca that urges Iowans to monitor nitrate levels in their water. The billboard is the first of several that the ...

BOARDMAN, Ore. — The West Glen neighborhood lies along a gravel road stretching beyond the city limits of Boardman, Ore. Mike Pearson, a retired construction worker and longtime resident, pulled up to ...

The Olmsted County Soil and Water Conservation District and Olmsted County Public Health Services will do free water testing at the Olmsted County Fair for households that rely on private wells for ...

Littlestown ended a water quality warning after new tests showed nitrate levels are now within normal limits, a release ...

Donna Rasmussen, a former administrator for the Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District, uses an ultraviolet spectrophotometer to measure the concentration of nitrates in a water sample ...

A drinking water warning was sent to Littlestown residents this week, stating that excessive nitrate levels were found in the ...