Items Tagged with 'nitrates'

Outreach, education and providing clean water to vulnerable populations are at the core of a Minnesota work plan to address elevated nitrate levels in the southeastern part of the state, with a look at agricultural practices part of a longer-term response.

Proponents of conservation drainage management got a bit of good news recently about the $19.5 billion allocated in the Inflation Reduction Act: The Natural Resources Conservation Service said CDM practices could be eligible for some of that money.

Agricultural practices that contribute to nutrient pollution came in for severe criticism at a Midwest regional roundtable Monday hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to gather input on defining “waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act.

Farmers worry that a regulation requiring vegetative buffers along waterways could create habitat for invasive pests as well as fuel for wildfires.

An ambitious water quality regulation known as Agricultural Order 4.0 sits on shaky legal ground, according to agricultural groups contesting the draft order.

The State Water Resources Control Board has eased restrictions on a conservation practice the administration has strongly encouraged for dairy farmers.

A costly new regulation has farmers worried year-round production on the Central Coast will be reduced to just one season.

Dairy sued for $65 million, drawing pleas from farmers * EPA re-states Roundup safety

Pulupa discussed the need for balancing reason with science in regulating agriculture, how farmers are environmentalists here and the regulatory challenges farmers are facing today.