Water

Broadcast legumes when there is snow or frost on the ground to improve pasture quality and profits. (Photo by Linda Geist)
Ag News, Editors, General, Hay Range Pasture, Kylene Scott, Water

Rattlesnake Creek Watershed proposal alarms Kansas counties 

Kansas National Resource Coalition President Bob Rein is calling a recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Plan what it is.  “This is a federal plan to forcibly take Kansas farmland and water to meet unrealistic wildlife ... Read More

Opinion, Water, Weather, Weather Watch

May rain—without hail—welcome news

Ag News, Drought, Drought Monitor, Floods, Lacey Vilhauer, Oklahoma, Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Water, Weather

Oklahoma is officially drought-free after spring rains 



Oklahoma gardeners are holding out hopes of warmer, sunnier weather as water-logged soil causes issues in their gardens. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Soaklahoma – where the rain comes sweeping down the plains

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
Silver waters abstract picture on a lake. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #128666336 - Jenn's Photography)

Proposals sought for water conference

Bee Khim Chim joined the OSU Extension Soil, Water, Forage and Laboratory as its new director in January 2025. The lab receives 58,000 samples for analysis each year. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Soil, Water and Forage Laboratory offers quick, inexpensive testing for smart ag management

  • By Gail Ellis │ Oklahoma State University Extension
Colorado River, Glenwood Canyon at Glenwood Canyons Resort, Colorado, USA. (iStock │ #1213547321 - SergeYatunin)

CPW resumes ANS sampling in Colorado River

Agricultural irrigation system watering corn field. (Adobe Stock │ #85544358 - Solid photos)

K-State study: Slowing down pivots can improve water efficiency and yields

  • By Kelsey Stremel │ K-State Research and Extension news

Drought likely to persist this summer, despite short term improvements in the region 

Kansas State University nano-entomologist Amie Norton describes a process in which researchers discovered alfalfa’s ability to detect contaminants in water and milk. (Kansas State University)

Entomologists test alfalfa’s ability to detect mercury in water

An irrigation pivot watering a field of turnips. (Photo: iStock - Songbird839)

Missouri to ban water exports