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Mother’s Day series: a moderately successful farm wife
Posted onBy 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…
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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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April 8 deadline announced for certain conservation funding (ISACD)
Posted on[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…
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April 8 deadline announced for certain conservation funding (MAWQP renewal)
Posted on[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…
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Strong women and clean water: how two Iowa women are changing the ag landscape
Posted onBy 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…
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Farmer conservation of critical habitat helping to restore endangered fish species
Posted onKey Takeaways The Topeka shiner is making a comeback thanks to restoration of their natural habitat (oxbows) alongside farmland in Iowa. Landowners can restore oxbows for free through projects co-led…
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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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Don’t miss the deadline to enroll in the CRP program for 2022
Posted on[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Farmers have until Friday, March 11, 2022 to enroll for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2022 under the General CRP signup. Grassland CRP signup runs from April…
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USDA to pay farmers for cover crops second year in a row
Posted on[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Farmers who plant cover crops can get a $5 per acre savings on their crop insurance premiums for the second year in a row as part of the Pandemic…
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