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

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Welcome rains fell in parts of the Plains