Public-Private Partnerships
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IAWA announces $7 million wetland restoration agreement with NRCS, RES
Posted onThe Iowa Ag Water Alliance (IAWA) is celebrating Earth Week with a broadcast in Central Iowa about the multiple benefits of wetlands, including improved water quality, more wildlife habitat, and…
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Upstream investments making a positive impact downstream in Des Moines
Posted onBy Kaitlin Little (Published March 29, 2022) As spring kicks off, we’re celebrating some of the green efforts the Iowa Ag Water Alliance and our partners support through the Midwest Ag…
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Polk County achieves quicker farmland nitrate reduction, spreads success to other counties
Posted on[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] More Iowa counties aim to replicate the 50-fold increase in Polk County saturated buffers and bioreactors to improve water quality. By Kurt Lawton Remove the burdens for farm…
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Find Cover Crop Services Quickly in New App and Website
Posted onBy Kurt Lawton The goal is to connect Iowa farmers and service providers to boost cover crop success while improving soil health and water quality. Neighbors helping neighbors succeed with…
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Cover Crop Financial Incentives Expand for Fall Seeding
Posted onBy Kurt Lawton PFI seeks more farmers to receive $10 to $40 per acre incentive to plant cover crops through one of eight programs across eight states. Practical Farmers of…
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Farmer Lessons Shared At Virtual Cover Crop Boot Camp
Posted onBy Kurt Lawton Among the many key cover crop takeaway lessons, an overall theme was clear: “The most important rule: Plan your cover crop the same way you plan a…
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Company And Farmer Innovation Drive Cover Crop Interseeding Experience
Posted onBy Kurt Lawton Farmer ingenuity, sometimes in tandem with equipment company innovators, has long succeeded in expanding a practice or making a widget work better. It’s especially intriguing if an…
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Fertilizer Innovation Uses Organic Waste to Feed Crops and Improve Soil, Water, and Air
Posted onBy Kurt Lawton Photo credit: Joe Murphy, Iowa Soybean Association Creating precision fertilizer granules from animal manure, agricultural crop wastes like peanut and rice hulls, and even wastewater treatment organics,…
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Cropping Innovation and Soil Regeneration Draws Farmer Attention at Hora Field Day
Posted onBy Kurt Lawton Despite Covid-19 and hot weather, an impressive turnout — more than 150 farmers and other soil-loving attendees — gathered at the Hora family farm in southeast Iowa…
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Building a Business Case for Cover Crops
Posted onBy Elizabeth Ripley, Iowa Learning Farms Iowa Learning Farms (ILF), a conservation-focused education and outreach program for Iowa farmers and landowners based at Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach,…
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