Damn, wonder if he had a heart attack or some other type of medical problem ?
Ankeny water ban
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Someone took a dump in the pool today, where my family was at... they made everyone get out for 30 mins, you know cuz that seems about right, and then they can get right back in the pool.
Funny thing I swear in a town I used to live in, that happened and they had to close the pool, drain it, and refill. But Im guessing that is an extreme. Probably just dump a few more gallons of chorine in it, and poof problem solved.
Never.
It's Kentucky bluegrass, it's a feature not a bug, that when the weather is hot and dry it goes brown and goes dormant. Then you don't have to mow, and then when it cools down or rains, it greens back up.
I also mow it 3-4" tall, which also helps it grab dew, hold moisture, and stay green.
Study of births in Iowa finds potential prenatal risk linked to nitrates in drinking water
A new study published Wednesday found exposure to nitrates in drinking water could increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes.
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Polk County water report pins unhealthy rivers on ag pollution - Little Village
A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water and to safely interact with central Iowa streams, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports. […]
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Actually sub out the palm trees for corn stalks. I'm surprised they didn't think of that.
I called Raygun R&D this winter with a timely phrase related to the bitter cold we were experiencing which they thought had legs….but I’m still checking my mailbox for the residual. Technically, they’ve lost me with the connection between Glysophate & nitrate pollution. As a farmer, sometimes I think I need to keep a car in Des Moines with Polk County plates when I go to the Metro!
The answer is simple. Less greed, more grassland buffers and regulations.
Replicating MN's 30 ft buffer law wouldn't do much for our nitrate issue. It would provide area for treatment focused practices though.
Buffers are still very valuable for other reasons though. I'd be for a state run CRP type program that is more flexible than the federal program. Allow farmers to hay it or even some flash grazing.
One pipe dream or wild thought would be an investment in some agroforestry systems. Provide a rental payment for ten years or so until the trees/shrubs could start being harvestable.
I really like the idea of extended rotations. It spreads the workload out for the farmer. The wheat crop isn't nearly as leaky as corn or soybeans for nitrate. It also seems like you could add a manure application that would ease the amount that is applied at a given time due to capacity issues.
Buffers are still very valuable for other reasons though. I'd be for a state run CRP type program that is more flexible than the federal program. Allow farmers to hay it or even some flash grazing.
One pipe dream or wild thought would be an investment in some agroforestry systems. Provide a rental payment for ten years or so until the trees/shrubs could start being harvestable.
I really like the idea of extended rotations. It spreads the workload out for the farmer. The wheat crop isn't nearly as leaky as corn or soybeans for nitrate. It also seems like you could add a manure application that would ease the amount that is applied at a given time due to capacity issues.
Corn demands a lot of nitrates to grow. Having a more diverse bio culture would be a good idea. If they're hell bent on ethanol, use sweet grasses like Brazil. They yield more biomass.
My thoughts too. I don't begrudge Raygun for profiting off the sensationalism but it's a stupid thought.
If he was smarter he'd make two shirts to crap on farmers and profit twice as much.
It certainly wouldn't hurt, and it certainly would go quite a long way with erosion. It makes me sick at all the waterways I see that are planted to the very edge. One spot I know of, each year a row or two falls into the river. Its not like those crops are harvestable anyway, no one is taking their combine right to the edge.
Buffers also keep the Coop boys from flinging fertilizer granules right into the running water. Bank stabilization is way undervalued.
Interesting. Nitrates in water can impact ethanol production. Specifically, nitrate levels in water sources used for ethanol production can affect the fermentation process and, consequently, the overall yield of ethanol. High nitrate concentrations can potentially inhibit microbial activity, reduce ethanol production, or lead to the accumulation of unwanted byproducts. Waste byproducts from fermentation may contain organic compounds, residual nutrients, and chemicals that, if not properly treated, can be harmful when released into surface and ground water.
Most ethanol plants do not (or can not) use surface water sources without special treatment.
Most ethanol plants do not (or can not) use surface water sources without special treatment.
Interesting. Ethanol is not the only product produced through fermentation of corn starch. But I'd assume the water quality issue would apply to most any industrial enzymatic fermentation process.
Had a neighbor that plants to the edge, with bigger heads the combine is not on the edge. But water critters had tunnels back aways from the edge and he buried the combine in the tunnels. Had a hard time pulling the combine out of the hole with tank of corn and head weight which was also buried.
The place I see most often that does this, in the fall always has 1-3 rows un-harvested and falling/eroding into the banks of the river.
