Growing Produce

How a Soil Nitrate Quick Test Can Save on Fertilizer Costs

Quick strip tests reveal how much nitrogen is already available in soil and irrigation water, helping you avoid unnecessary ...
KCCI Des Moines

Central Iowa water quality experts say at-home nitrate test kits are unreliable

LITTLE BIT, AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU SOON. RIGHT NOW, MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA IS STILL UNDER A LAWN WATERING BAN. IT’S DUE TO HIGH NITRATE LEVELS IN OUR WATER SOURCES. YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT ALL ...
Penn Live

Millions of people across US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe | Opinion

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Author: Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on ...
Iowa Public Radio

Nitrate is quietly polluting rural drinking wells. How researchers are working to help

Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family ...
AG Week

University of Minnesota research refines nitrogen test to boost corn yields

New University of Minnesota research, recently published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, significantly improves a tool that farmers can use to guide nitrogen application decisions. Too ...
WOWT.com

State of Nebraska asking private well owners to return nitrate test kits

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy is encouraging private well owners who requested free nitrate sample kits to test drinking water to return those kits to the ...
1011 Now

State asks owners of private wells to test their water, to help with statewide study of nitrate in aquifers

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - As part of a statewide study of nitrate pollution in Nebraska aquifers, the state is asking owners of private drinking water wells to conduct a free test of their ...
KCCI Des Moines

Source water nitrate levels still elevated, but are improving, Central Iowa Water Works says

EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. WELL, STAYING ON THE TOPIC OF WATER, THE NITRATE LEVELS IN THE DES MOINES AND RACCOON RIVERS ARE DROPPING. GREAT NEWS. YESTERDAY, THE LEVEL IN THE DES MOINES RIVER WAS ...
University of Delaware

Nitrogen Management for Corn in Delaware: The Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test

Revised Document Prepared by: A.L. Shober, K.L. Gartley, and J.T. Sims Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware Unlike other nutrients, such as potassium or phosphorus, the ...
Quincy Herald-Whig

Be careful, test for nitrate level before using corn as fodder

Hay will most likely be in short supply this winter, as some folks are feeding it already. Calls are coming in concerning chopping corn and feeding it to cattle. A potential concern would be nitrate ...
Phys.org

Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it's safe

About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary drinking water source. These homeowners are entirely responsible for ensuring that the water from their wells is safe for ...
MinnPost

Millions in the US use well water, but few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. About 23 ...