Researchers have identified an enzyme that could help reduce harmful runoff and fertilizer usage in food production. The finding has the potential to reduce heat-trapping pollution and prevent deadly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines, Iowa, in June. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the ...

A new study from the University found that wetlands in the Mississippi River Basin effectively filter nitrogen runoff from bodies of water, saving municipalities thousands in filtration costs per year ...

There are at least two solid reasons for using an N stabilizer in your fields, as well as one scenario when it doesn’t make financial sense.

Although the 11-by-44-foot hole on Ethan Koehler’s farm could be mistaken for a swimming pool, it’s actually a woodchip bioreactor under construction. The 5-foot-deep pit, showcased during the ...

Scientists have developed a new edge-of-field water-treatment system that reduces the load of excess nutrients washing into waterways from farm drainage systems. Their method combines a woodchip ...

Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also ...

Using an integrated analytical framework that separates surface flow, subsurface flow, and baseflow, the team quantified how each pathway contributes unevenly to nitrogen export. Their findings show ...