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Groundwater in parts of Kansas is polluted with high levels of nitrates from decades of farming. Farmers can use this nitrate-laden water to reduce their fertilizer costs, which have recently risen.

(THE CONVERSATION) Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers are busy growing the crops the world depends on for food, fuel and fiber. After an expensive spring, with ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers are ...