13+ hour, 9+ min ago  (434+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 21, 2026 COLUMBUS, Ohio " Recently, temperatures dipped to the low to mid-30s in the southern portion of the state and high 20s in the northern portion of the state. Of course, this brings potential concern about winter wheat, which is between…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (429+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 29, 2026 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa " With support from the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering free Private Well Stewardship Program workshops across the state this spring to help Iowans protect their drinking…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (598+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 29, 2026 RALEIGH, N. C. " A new study finds that commercial satellite imagery data often outperforms public data sets when identifying surface water, but that public data sets may be better at detecting water hidden by forest cover. "The Planet data…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (311+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 17, 2026 As much of the wheat in Ohio is at green-up (or early green-up), I don't anticipate damage from the cold temperatures. However, farmers may want to assess their wheat crop when temperatures begin to warm up again....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (459+ words) PUBLISHED ON February 17, 2026 MADISON, Wis. " The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that more than 80% of Wisconsin's lakes and rivers recently assessed are attaining water quality standards, continuing a trend of improved surface water quality across the state....

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (386+ words) PUBLISHED ON January 18, 2026 "The northwestern part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin shows high contributions from both anthropogenic activities and hydrological changes, whereas the southeastern part of the basin has a higher contribution from hydrological change," said Qianyu Zhao, first…...