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Complex Nitrogen Cycle Made Simple and Brings Multiple Benefits
Posted onRaising Better Crops and Minimizing Our Impact on the Environment Space aliens turning a telescope to Earth might think it’s a static blue ball. We know better. Earth is driven…
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Delegation to Represent Iowa’s Collaboration at National Summit
Posted onNational 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…
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Iowa Alliances Improve Farmer Profitability and Water Quality
Posted onCity Municipalities and Rural Interests Working Toward Same Goal While drinking water in the U. S. is among the safest in the world, elevated levels of nitrate, coupled with increasingly…
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Urban and Rural Leaders Work Together Toward Water Quality | IAWA
Posted onFrom Urban and Rural Partnerships to Tenants and Farmers, the Keys to Improving Water Quality Lie in Collaborative Efforts Members of the leadership team of Iowa’s Water Future Task Force…
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New State Conservationist Well-Known for Collaboration | IAWA
Posted onKurt Simon, Iowa State Conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service The Des Moines River flows through downtown, just a block away from Kurt Simon’s new…
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Pork Producers Dive Into and Do More with Water Quality Work
Posted onCommitted to Additional Education and Research to Improve Nutrient Management Livestock Farmers Face Challenges Al Wulfekuhle is the Iowa Pork Producer Association President. He knows the challenges that livestock farmers…
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Cities and Farmers Share Challenge of Reducing Nutrients
Posted onDemand for Conservation Practices from Producers Jonathan Gano is the public works director for the city of Des Moines. He also may be helping a few farmers build bioreactors to…
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Iowa Delegation to Represent Collaboration at National Summit
Posted onAccelerating the Adoption of Integrated, Sustainable and Inclusive Approaches to Water Management and Water Quality by Kaitlin Little For three days in June, some of the top minds in the…
