South Dakota State University Extension has locations around the state where farmers or ranchers can drop off samples of the ...

Much of central Iowa remains under a lawn watering ban due to elevated nitrate levels in water sources. While officials assure residents that tap water is safe to drink, discrepancies between at-home ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension is encouraging producers to test the nitrate levels in their forages. High nitrate levels in hay and forage can pose serious health risks to ...

TIFFIN - Seldom is water quality so visible as when Bill Waldie sticks a test strip into a bucket of water from Clear Creek and watches the paper turn shades of pink as it detects nitrate. He takes a ...

AMES, Iowa – To help farmers and landowners better understand and monitor nitrate levels in surface and tile drainage water, the Iowa State University Iowa Nutrient Research Center has released a new ...