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 ...

Quick strip tests reveal how much nitrogen is already available in soil and irrigation water, helping you avoid unnecessary ...

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 ...

Timely sidedress nitrogen guided by soil testing and applied before the V8–V9 growth stage helps ensure corn has the ...

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 ...

Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family ...

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 ...

Private wells should be tested for nitrate every other year, according to the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District. A well that is not in use can be a source of groundwater contamination by ...

People who use a private well are encouraged to test their drinking water this April. Tristin Faust, microbiologist for the City-County Health Department said having safe ...

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 ...