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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - End-of-season cornstalk nitrate tests conducted over a series of years can help corn growers better manage nitrogen by showing whether soil nitrogen applied during the season ...

Iowans flooded a national water quality testing program in 2025, as public concerns regarding high nitrate levels peaked in the state. State of play: The Izaak Walton League of America's (IWLA) ...

Test baled cornstalks for nitrate levels and feed them to cattle with caution, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Gene Schmitz. MU Extension agronomists across the state report ...

Groundwater contamination from agricultural practices and decreased water levels across the Central Valley have affected disadvantaged communities for decades, with at least 100,000 domestic well ...

As water quality issues dominated headlines and nitrate levels spiked in central Iowa rivers last summer, the Izaak Walton League of America is reporting a record number of Iowans requested water ...

A worker in Des Moines prepares a water sample for nitrate testing. In Brown County, Minnesota farmers are concerned that such testing could create data to target them for additional regulations.

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 ...

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 ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has conducted nitrate-nitrogen testing of private wells in townships across the state since 2013. San Francisco Township in Carver County was selected by the ...