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US Geological Survey study shows rising nutrient loads in rivers

New modeling from the U.S. Geological Survey shows nutrient loads in rivers across the nation increased between 2000 and 2020, largely due to nutrients stored in the landscape from past seasons and current season agriculture nutrient applications. The research, according to USGS, shows why ...

Rhodes Pride Days returns Friday through Sunday

RHODES — When the summer months arrive, Marshall County residents know annual festival entertainment and activity can be found almost every weekend, such as Rhodes Pride Days beginning on Friday. The Rhodes Engagement Committee (REC) is responsible for organizing the annual festival. ...

Iowa farmer sees culture shift toward water conservation

MADRID – Nick Helland and his father have embraced a slew of conservation practices – bioreactors, saturated buffers, cover crops and a nutrient reducing wetland — on their farm in the Greater Des Moines Watershed. Helland said he feels there has been a “shift in the culture” among ...