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 ...

This little black box could change how we study one of the world's biggest water quality issues. Scientists have created this new nitrate test kit. The dull black plastic of the device on Joshua ...

A free well-testing program for Minnesota homeowners has become the latest target in the state's increasingly fractious political battle over water and agricultural pollution. At its December meeting, ...

Summer typically brings periods of heat and drought that impact forages grown for hay and grazing for beef cattle. When these plants are stressed, forages such as Johnson grass and forage sorghums are ...

Dry weather has left Colorado crop and livestock producers pondering what to do with failing crops and in search of alternative livestock forages. Plants under optimal growing conditions convert ...

Revised Document Prepared by: A.L. Shober, K.L. Gartley, and J.T. Sims Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware Unlike other nutrients, such as potassium or phosphorus, the ...

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Van Buren County residents worried about their well water can have it tested for nitrates this week. Starting Monday, The Van Buren Conservation District will ...

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction requested by the Environmental Protection Agency that will force Granger-area dairies to test for nitrates in nearby residential drinking water.

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - As part of a statewide study of nitrate pollution in Nebraska aquifers, the state is asking owners of private drinking water wells to conduct a free test of their ...

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