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Urban and rural stakeholders continue to work together to determine the right combination of practices needed to form an integrated system that best meets local watershed and priority resource needs.…

One Water Summit 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana By: Sarah Feehan The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA), in collaboration with the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) and the Iowa Corn Growers…

Partnerships Are Key to Addressing Water Quality Challenges and Implementing Lasting Solutions By Sarah Feehan “Public-private and urban-rural partnerships are vital to implementing the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy,” says Sean…

 Across Iowa, it’s people who are building a new green infrastructure to improve water quality. (2nd in a 2-part series) Across Iowa, it’s people who are building a new green…

Across Iowa, it’s people who are building a new green infrastructure to improve water quality. 1st in a 2-part series Across Iowa, it’s people who are building a new green…

Nearly 60 percent of Iowa farmland is owned by someone other than the family farmers who operate it. This means that a majority of Iowa farm land-use decisions are made…

Increased Conservation Practices for Increased Profitability These types of comparative field images are helping farmers improve profitability. Top: Aerial field viewed by the naked eye just shows wet and dry areas.…

  Iowa’s landscape is divided into about 1,600 watersheds that span about 22,000 acres apiece. It’s in these individual watersheds that progress is being made toward keeping nutrients on the…

National Attention at One Water Summit 2016: How Iowa is Improving Its Water Quality “Iowa’s collaborative approach to improving water quality has received national attention,” says Sean McMahon, executive director…