The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a long-awaited final rule imposing requirements on farmers for ensuring that agricultural water doesn't contaminate produce with dangerous ...

During the last week of February, Ogallala Commons joined with local officials, community members, and agricultural producers ...

Citrus trees on a farm in San Diego County. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego County Water Authority) As San Diego County continues to navigate the complex challenges of water affordability and supply ...

It’s a slippery fish — that final food safety rule for water used on crops before they’re harvested. The goal of the rule is threefold: to prevent people getting sick from foodborne pathogens, to ...

Editor’s note: This article was first published in The Regulatory Review and is reprinted here with permission. Because using potable water to irrigate crops would be prohibitively expensive, growers ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly 700 projects have been selected to receive funds through a Utah program that seeks to improve the efficiency of agricultural water consumption across the state. And the ...

The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the river has high nitrate levels that have led to water restrictions for some 600,000 ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Some of the top minds in water sustainability came together at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center this week. Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Jones, left, launched his campaign for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital ...

Amid growing concerns for Iowa's water quality and rising nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says it "is a serious situation, but it’s not ...