WRAY — Colorado farmers who defied nature’s limits and nourished a pastoral paradise by irrigating drought-prone prairie are pushing ahead...
Nitrates stored in rocks ‘nail in coffin’ for artificial fertilizers
The Manawatu gorge. Photo: 123rf A new report showing nitrates can accumulate in rocks then leach into waterways — leading...
Can American soil be brought back to life?
Four generations of Jonathan Cobb’s family tended the same farm in Rogers, Texas, growing row upon row of corn and...
In water-scarce Southwest, ancient irrigation system disrupts big agriculture
Water in the American Southwest has never been abundant. Its availability fluctuates depending on conditions like drought and mountain snowpack...
Potential Health Effects of Municipal Water Reuse in Kansas
In 2013, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback called on the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Department of Agriculture to develop...