Read more about how farmers are taking a collaborative and comprehensive approach to improving water quality at ConservationCountsIowa.com
4/9/2021
There is an upcoming conservation webinar under our Field Days & Events tab.
4/6/2021
Iowa farmers are making steady progress in planting more cover crops, reducing tillage, testing soil and adopting other practices that improve water quality and reduce soil loss.
4/6/2021
Learn how Iowa farmers are working together and adopting innovative farming practices to achieve Iowa’s water quality goals.
4/5/2021
In this episode, Shawn Richmond of the Iowa Nutrient Research and Education Council (INREC) reports the latest data on Iowa farmers’ efforts to conserve soil and protect water quality. And American Farm Bureau economists Dr. John Newton and Shelby Myers share how farmers are reducing greenhouse gas emissions (as well as the potential economic incentives).
4/2/2021
There is an upcoming conservation webinar under our Field Days & Events tab.
3/29/2021
On the Long-Crow family farm in Marshall County, it's all about adopting conservation practices to leave the land better for the next generation.
3/29/2021
Data from the Iowa Nutrient Research and Education Council (INREC) shows significant gains in cover crop acreage and other conservation practices.
3/29/2021
With the assistance from a local water quality initiative, Tim Bennett of Taylor County raises hay to keep the soil on his hilly southwest Iowa fields.
3/29/2021
The Fynaardts of Poweshiek County see many advantages of growing cover crops and planting corn and soybeans into growing rye.