nitrate

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)
Central Region, Nebraska, Regional Roundup, Water

NDEE encourages private well owners to return sample kits

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy urges those who requested free nitrate sample kits to sample their drinking water and return the kits for processing. Read More

Windmill at sunset (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Texas, Water

Private water well screening set for Feb. 5 in Bellville and Brenham

Residents in the West Texas region will be able to have their well water screened and learn the results of the screenings during several Texas Well Owner Network events on Oct. 10-13. (Photo by Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife.)
Machinery, Regional Roundup, Southern Region

Private water well screening Oct. 10-13 in west Texas



University of Missouri Extension specialists urge producers to closely watch cattle that graze pastures containing Johnson grass and other sorghum species. (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans.)

Cattle producers urged to watch for prussic acid poisoning

Grazing high nitrate cornstalks

Graze drought-stressed cornstalks carefully

Rural drinking water survey shows significant nitrate risk for many Iowans

Nitrite toxicity becomes a concern with extreme heat stress, drought

Missouri dairy producers have their eyes on the drought

Program helps quality of drinking water in Kansas communities

Reversing nitrate toxicity