The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy has been updated to reflect increased access to data and new practices, including a precision ag-tool to optimize nitrogen application.The nutrient reduction ...

University of Vermont graduate student Delaney Bullock gathers runoff samples from two agricultural fields to be analyzed for ...

Just a few tips on lawn and garden care as spring approaches. I know some days it doesn’t feel like it is, but it is getting ...

Warming winters are intensifying nitrate pollution in Des Moines' drinking water, leading to increased costs and health risks ...

Dennis Vennekotter stands in a field of corn on his farm in northwest Ohio's Putnam County. The farm has been in his family for over a century. Putnam County’s Vennekotter Farms is more than five ...

As Earth warms due to human-caused climate change, the ground isn’t staying frozen as consistently in many places, and snow is often melting or falling as rain on thawed ground. That all adds up to ...

Algae blooms in bodies of water, like this duck week on a pond, can be caused by fertilizer runoff. Courtesy Johnson County Extension After conducting a soil test, home gardeners are often raring to ...

Feed is the single largest cost in most livestock operations, often accounting for 50-70% of total production expenses. At ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The U.S. EPA is providing $3.7 million in grants to four organizations to help farmers manage their nutrient applications in the watershed of Lake Erie’s Western Basin. Among those ...