In the second of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains how different soils can leach more nitrogen to ...

Wary of a new federal administration that seeks more environmental deregulation, several groups are suing the state ...

The lawsuit alleges the agencies have failed to adopt regulations that are adequate to protect water resources from ...

The underground drainage systems help to boost crop productivity, but environmental and water groups have pointed out they can also deliver excessive amounts of nitrate and other nutrients downstream.

Nitrate is an odourless, colourless chemical compound of nitrogen and oxygen and is naturally present in soils, water, air ...