The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa needs to cut the amount ...

Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from ...

Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which ...

"This is super important." Scientists stunned by results of unconventional potato-farming technique: 'A promising strategy' ...

Several Kansas counties are seeing a dramatic increase in groundwater contamination. The region’s nitrate pollution comes ...

Nitrate levels from these events exceeded EPA safety limits, highlighting the need for real-time nitrate monitoring to ...

EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because ...

Nitrate, linked to birth defects and cancers, is found in pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and factory farm waste. Iowa is ...

“The type of farm that is most problematic for nitrate probably doesn’t have a watercourse on it at all, because in a ...

The calcium ammonium nitrate industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.5%. The Forecast period runs from 2022 to 2032. At ...

A gene controlling potato growth limits the plant’s fertilizer uptake. Tweaking related genes could lead to more sustainable potato varieties.

Because nitrogen fertilizers contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are looking for ways to modify ...