A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year ...

But those approaches mean growers lose the fertilizing power of the nitrate. “It’s very expensive to make fertilizer, and so I think it’s much more strategic to try and conserve the nitrogen ...

Iowa is the largest producer of corn in the U.S. and, according to a recent report published by the Iowa Cancer Registry, has the second-highest incidence of cancer in the U.S. Some are questioning ...

Feed your fruits, vegetables, and houseplants and build great garden soil with one of these recommendations for the best ...

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer ... The risk is highest for people who regularly consume milk, beef and other ...

Masarik said levels of nitrate over 1 mg/L indicate land-use impacts on groundwater, such as the application of fertilizers, leaking septic systems ... and is harmful for the general population to ...