• Death loss from nitrate is an occasional problem in cattle consuming certain annual forages, particularly sorghum hybrids. • Cattle producers should be concerned if rations contain over 5,000 ppm ...

One in 10 people living in California’s most productive agricultural areas is at risk of exposure to harmful levels of nitrate contamination in their drinking water, according to a report released ...

Nitrogen is a naturally occurring nutrient found in most soils. It is essential for life in plants and most plants require large amounts of nitrogen for best growth. Nitrate (nitrogen) formation also ...

Most packaged foods you buy at the grocery store are made with additives to preserve freshness, maintain flavor, and prolong shelf life. But you may not know exactly how these additives affect your ...

Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which toxic nitrates are polluting groundwater, a recent study has found. Heavy ...

Des Moines Water Works spent over $1 million to treat near-record nitrate levels this summer that necessitated a law-watering ban A study is underway to determine the best approach for expanding ...

This week bacon and its processed meat comrades were declared carcinogenic by the World Health Organization—a juicy story we tuck into at length in the new TIME magazine cover. Processed meats were ...

A new study done by Canadian researchers takes a look at nitrates in ground water in the Mississippi Basin and finds bad news. If we stop using nitrogen fertilizers today, there will still be a ...

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 ...