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  • Now accepting applications for 5th annual IAWA Iowa Watershed Awards

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    Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance to honor three people dedicated to water quality in 2022 Do you know someone who is making an impact on Iowa’s water quality? The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) and partners want your help in recognizing watershed coordinators and other dedicated individuals for exceptional work to improve water quality and implement…

  • Mother’s Day Series: raising strong children with work ethic and respect for the land

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    By Kristy Gibbs, Guest Writer *Editor’s note: This post is part of a Mother’s Day series featuring mothers in ag and on the farm. Kristy Gibbs farms with her family in Delaware County in northeast Iowa and has added multiple conservation practices to their farm. As a wife and mother, there is no greater gift…

  • Mother’s Day series: a mother’s impact on the farm and future generations

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    By Bailey Klein, Guest Writer *Editor’s note: This post is part of a Mother’s Day series featuring mothers in ag and on the farm. Bailey Klein farms with her family in Bremer County in northeast Iowa and has added multiple conservation practices to their farm. First off, I just wanted to wish all the mothers…

  • Mother’s Day series: stewards through the seasons

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    By Kellie Blair, Guest Writer A mother’s reflection on changing seasons of life, love, and the land that provides for her family. *Editor’s note: This post is part of a Mother’s Day series featuring mothers in ag and on the farm. Kellie Blair’s family farms in Dayton in central Iowa and has added multiple conservation…

  • Mother’s Day series: a moderately successful farm wife

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    By Melissa Miller, Guest Writer *Editor’s note: This post is part of a Mother’s Day series featuring mothers in ag and on the farm. Melissa Miller is our first guest writer in the series. Her family farms in Hardin County, Iowa and have added multiple conservation practices to their farm.  My Twitter profile, in just…

  • IAWA announces $7 million wetland restoration agreement with NRCS, RES

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    The 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 reduced flooding downstream. You can listen from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WHO-AM 1040 during The Big Show’s road tour, “Clean Water in Iowa…

  • Upstream investments making a positive impact downstream in Des Moines

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    By 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 Water Quality Partnership Renewal project (MAWQP).  The MAWQP gets conservation strategies on the ground in watersheds like the North Raccoon where farmers are putting in…

  • April 8 deadline announced for certain conservation funding (ISACD)

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    [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] By IAWA Staff (Published on March 9, 2022) If you’re a farmer doing important work to improve water quality, you may qualify for funding through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The deadline for several conservation funding opportunities for fiscal year 2022 assistance is April 8, 2022. Fiscal year 2022 runs…

  • April 8 deadline announced for certain conservation funding (MAWQP renewal)

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    [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] By IAWA Staff (Published on March 9, 2022) If you’re a farmer doing important work to improve water quality, you may qualify for funding through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The deadline for several conservation funding opportunities for fiscal year 2022 assistance is April 8, 2022. Fiscal year 2022 runs…

  • Strong women and clean water: how two Iowa women are changing the ag landscape

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    By Kaitlin Little, IAWA (Published March 8, 2022) From the tractor to the board room, Iowa women are helping to solve the state’s water quality challenges while pioneering new strategies and new careers. On International Women’s Day, Iowa Ag Water Alliance is celebrating their success. When Rosie Roberts studied agriculture at Iowa State University, her…