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Cover Crops Look to be Changing Runoff Dynamics in KansasCover Crops Look to be Changing Runoff Dynamics in Kansas

Cover Crops Look to be Changing Runoff Dynamics in Kansas

This spring and summer have been exciting months at the Kansas Agricultural Watershed (KAW) Field Research Facility. Nathan Nelson, Professor…

7 years ago
Plan to protect Lake Erie from algae blooms isn’t working, study showsPlan to protect Lake Erie from algae blooms isn’t working, study shows

Plan to protect Lake Erie from algae blooms isn’t working, study shows

Farm runoff provides fertilizer that turbo-charges algae growth in the western Lake Erie basin. Wochit (Photo: Brenda Culler, Ohio Department…

7 years ago
Algae from wastewater solves two problems: biofuel and cleanupAlgae from wastewater solves two problems: biofuel and cleanup

Algae from wastewater solves two problems: biofuel and cleanup

In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofuels,…

7 years ago
Water quality deal lacks allure in swath of IowaWater quality deal lacks allure in swath of Iowa

Water quality deal lacks allure in swath of Iowa

Photo: Jack Boyer of Reinbeck refills his air seeder Nov. 10 before spreading for cover crops on his farm in…

7 years ago
A look at farm runoff and the worsening algae plagueA look at farm runoff and the worsening algae plague

A look at farm runoff and the worsening algae plague

Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Chemicals and…

7 years ago