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

FDA finalizes the preharvest water rule: What does it mean for produce growers?

  • By Juan Cabrera-Garcia │ University of Missouri Extension
A child playing the Water Rocks! conservation game. (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)
Photo: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Harvesting the rain in Texas

Horse drinking water (Photo: iStock - hunnicutt2004)

Water: the most important nutrient

Kansas State University researchers continue "extensive" water research to help farmers adjust to changing climate and different weather patterns, says the director of the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)
Close-up image of the equipment and process of drilling a new residential water well. Here is the finished, capped and tagged pcv pipe of the property's new water well. (Photo: iStock - skhoward)
Image of a faucet spouting water (Photo: iStock - REKINC1980)
Jeremiah Nicholson, Ford County, Kansas farmer, expects sorghum harvest sooner rather than later in 2024, especially if hot temps persist. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)