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 ...

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 ...

The latest report from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Hypoxia Task Force concludes farmers and ranchers are making progress in reducing nitrogen runoff in the Mississippi River watershed, but ...

BARDWELL, Ky. — Red, yellow and purple flowers reach up past Joel Reddick’s knees and stretch across his family’s farm in Carlisle County, teeming with bees, birds and other life. He walks through the ...

One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ...

Thawing caused by warm winter weather increases manure runoff from fields – leading to higher phosphorus content in Wisconsin lakes. URBANA, Ill. – Nutrient runoff from agricultural production is a ...

AMES, Iowa – A new study from an Iowa State University agronomist shows that an increase in perennial bioenergy grasses throughout the Corn Belt would lead to a significant reduction in nitrogen ...

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 ...

The Everglades are a treasured part of South Florida's environment and critical habitat for countless plant and animal species. New numbers show efforts to reduce the number of excess nutrients ...

Whenever water is being released from Lake Okeechobee into the northern estuaries of the St. Lucie and the Caloosahatchee, people become concerned about the impact it is having to our water quality.