Adam Thoms got hooked on turf in high school.
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Iowa is an outlier for the wrong reasons, according to several environmental advocates who spoke at the Harkin Institute’s annual wellness symposium, which this year focused on the future of clean water. Speakers at the symposium noted Iowa’s cancer rates, which are the second-highest in the nation, the state’s overwhelming amounts of animal manure and […]
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On Monday mornings, Rich Gradoville visits the steams near his home in Johnston, not for fishing or recreating, but to test the nitrate concentration of the flowing water. The retired school teacher is part of a network of citizen scientists contributing to the Nitrate Watch program, through the Izaak Walton League of America, to monitor […]
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The EU's plans to impose tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia in a bid to increase pressure on Moscow over the Ukraine war have alarmed European farmers worried about possible price hikes.
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging Iowa corn growers to leverage the new Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Consultation Tool…
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A bill advanced from the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday that would establish a pilot program to reduce the average, statewide use of commercial nitrogen fertilizer. House Study Bill 165 was amended in the committee to task the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship with the administration and development of the pilot program. The program […]
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The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy has been updated to reflect increased access to data and new practices, including a precision ag-tool to optimize nitrogen application. The nutrient reduction strategy was developed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa State University in 2013, as part of […]
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Each morning Indian farmer R Murali opens an app on his phone to check if his pomegranate trees need watering, fertiliser or are at risk from pests.