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Conserving water, promoting soil health

  • April 22, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
Soil moisture is defined as the ratio of the volume of water to the volume of soil. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Reports indicate topsoil moisture levels short, very short in some areas

  • April 18, 2024
  • By Kylene Scott

Missouri awards $50,000 grant to Pilot Knob

  • April 17, 2024
  • By HPJ Staff
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)

NDEE encourages private well owners to return sample kits

  • March 26, 2024
  • By HPJ Staff
A Spring evening at colorful Maroon Lake, with Maroon Bells rising in the background, Aspen, Colorado, USA. (Photo: iStock - SeanXu)

Water 101

  • March 25, 2024
  • By Jayme DeLoss │ Colorado State University Extension
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly spoke March 18 at the Ogallala Aquifer Summit in Liberal, Kansas. (Courtesy photo.)

Governor Kelly tells Ogallala Aquifer Summit that Kansas’ future depends on water 

  • March 19, 2024
  • By Kylene Scott
Grain Elevator (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

Still on the hunt for needed rain

  • March 15, 2024
  • By Jerry Nine
Produce Safety Rule Agricultural Water Webinar offered, March 20.

CDA invites farm operators to learn about new ag water inspection requirements 

  • March 14, 2024
  • By Kylene Scott
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