From the time she was little, DeAnn Presley has loved soil. Growing up on a small farm in Iowa, she spent most of her days playing outside. Like many kids, she loved making mud pies. “WeRead More…
During a typical spring, Kansas State University Research and Extension agents would be spending their days assisting producers with a myriad of water quality-related issues, from livestock feeding site selection to questions about harmful algae inRead More…
Preparing the next generation of water stewards is central to the mission of the North Central Region Water Network. In support of this, the Network is leading an initiative to develop a regional extension internship programRead More…
By Jenny Seifert People are the ultimate driver of change. This is no exception in achieving clean water and soil health goals in the Midwest. It is the skills, decisions, and networks of people that willRead More…
As the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need to learn and respond quickly, the North Central Region Water Network’s communication team has been doing just that. When the pandemic was in its early stages, we exploredRead More…
Monitoring the quality of drinking water for livestock throughout the grazing season is important because it changes in response to climate and environmental conditions. To document this variability and to help livestock producers identify potential waterRead More…
When thinking about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, your septic system probably isn’t something that comes to mind. However, with more people staying at home for longer periods of time and tasks like handwashing increase, Read More…
With many non-residential buildings shut down, as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps people home, the water left in the pipes of these unoccupied or low-occupancy spaces stagnates. This may lead to a host of new problems, includingRead More…
By Matt Rota, senior policy director of Healthy Gulf, a nonprofit organization committed to uniting and empowering people to protect and restore the natural resources of the Gulf Region. Right now, it is hard to think ofRead More…
We at the North Central Region Water Network and our teams understand that many of you have had changes in your schedule and work responsibilities due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. As such, we wanted toRead More…