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Urgent: Jan 15 Deadline for NRCS Conservation Funding

Posted on January 8, 2026

Farmers interested in USDA-NRCS conservation funding for the 2026 planting season need to get their paperwork in order ASAP to meet the upcoming deadline. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service…

Posted in Central Iowa, Cost share, Cover Crops, Edge of Field Practices, livestock practices, NE Iowa, News, Nutrient Management, NW Iowa, Oxbows, Prairie, RCPP, SE Iowa, streambank stabilization, SW Iowa, Wetlands
Farmer Feature: Emery Davis

Posted on January 7, 2026

How one Eastern Iowa farmer makes conservation rewarding By: Micaela Cashman Emery Davis farms in Crawfordsville, Iowa, near the Iowa State Research Farm. His small family farm in the Southern…

Posted in CRSWP, Farmer champions, NE Iowa, Prairie, SE Iowa, Spotlight Stories, Uncategorized
Iowa Cover Crop wins Team Award

Posted on September 16, 2025

Iowa Cover Crop wins team award for statewide network of cover crop advocates By Rebekah Jones JEFFERSON, IA (IAWA) —  Iowa Cover Crop (ICC), a Jefferson-based conservation business co-owned by Bill…

Posted in Central Iowa, Cover Crops, Farmer champions, NE Iowa, NW Iowa, Press release, SE Iowa, Spotlight Stories, SW Iowa, Watershed Awards