The tree program at the Upper Big Blue NRD is getting a boost this year through collaboration with the Nebraska Forest Service (NFS). Moving forward, the NFS will provide a conservation forester to...

Attention, gardeners and growers. Whether you love to grow produce, flowers, or trees, you know that planning is half of the battle when it comes to a successful season. As the weather cools and the...

The Upper Big Blue NRD is divided into 12 groundwater quality Management Zones. The median nitrate value for that zone determines the phase of management and therefore, rules and regulations. Taking a...

Doing more with less is a philosophy that resonates with most Nebraska farmers, however, does that motto hold true when it comes to nitrogen fertilizer? An analysis of nitrogen use efficiency from...

Cover crops field day held in Fillmore County On a hot and breezy late summer afternoon, a fleet of pickup trucks lines the side of a gravel road one mile south of Milligan. Golden, ripening corn and...

Have you ever wondered why groundwater nitrate maps show so much variation across Nebraska? Or why wells near to your own tested well have such different nitrate levels? The answer has three parts.