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 ...

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 ...

WILLMAR -- Kandiyohi County Public Health, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, will offer a free nitrate water-testing clinics next week. Nitrates are the most common ...

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 ...

LOYAL, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will offer free water testing for nitrate at Farm Technology Days. Nitrate is the most common health-related contaminant found in ...

Mower County residents who drink water from a private well can have a sample tested for nitrate next week in Austin at no charge. Mower Soil & Water Conservation District is offering the no-cost ...

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 ...

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 ...

A billboard near Avoca in southwest Iowa encourages Iowans to monitor their water for nitrate. (Nishnabotna Water Defenders via Iowa Capital Dispatch) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

The Crow Wing County Land Services Department will offer free nitrate testing at the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association Home and Outdoor Show. The testing is offered to Crow Wing County residents and ...