agriculture

Water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains running dry as farmers irrigate “great American desert”

WRAY — Colorado farmers who defied nature’s limits and nourished a pastoral paradise by irrigating drought-prone prairie are pushing ahead…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago