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A Sensible Trio: Farming, Conservation, and Motherhood
Posted onA Sensible Trio: Farming, Conservation, and Motherhood Guest Mother’s Day post by Kate Edwards, Wild Woods Farm You can find Wild Woods Farm on Instagram, their website, and Facebook. Our…
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What’s a bioreactor? New video reveals underground flow of water
Posted onDES MOINES, Iowa (IAWA) — The Iowa Ag Water Alliance and several partners are releasing a new animated video that shows how bioreactors and saturated buffers clean tile drainage.…
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IAWA wins top honors for costsharecompare.com
Posted onMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (IAWA) – The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance proudly received recognition for its website to help farmers demystify the many cover crop cost share options available to them. The website,…
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Taking control of water management on Iowa’s flat, fertile cropland
Posted onDrainage Water Management practices support crop success, soil health, water quality ADAIR, Iowa (IAWA) – Underground drainage tile has long been the go-to answer for handling water in northern and…
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Imagine a day without water 2024
Posted onANKENY, Iowa (IAWA) – Water’s essential role in life on earth, everywhere and every day, is common knowledge. Despite its importance to everyday life (or maybe because of it), water can…
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Beyond cost share – more bang for your cover crop buck
Posted onCover crop seeding, equipment options can help save time, money By Adam Sodders ANKENY, Iowa (IAWA) – As cover crop acres have spread across Iowa in the last 10 years,…
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Taylor County’s Erin Ogle named 2024 Watershed Coordinator of the Year
Posted onTAYLOR COUNTY, IA (IAWA) — Erin Ogle, Project Coordinator for the Taylor Soil and Water Conservation District, has been named the 2024 Watershed Coordinator of the Year for her programs…
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Practicing what he preaches: Nevada teacher-farmer earns water quality Impact Award
Posted onKevin Cooper brings on-farm water quality efforts to his classroom and community NEVADA, Iowa (IAWA) – For Nevada High School Vocational Ag teacher and part-time farmer Kevin Cooper, water quality…
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Iowa’s Oxbow Stewards’ water quality work earns Team Impact Award
Posted onTeam’s collaboration, expertise fuels surge in restored oxbows statewide ANKENY, Iowa (IAWA) – A statewide team of water quality and habitat experts is breathing new life into old, cut…
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$470,000 to go to Central Iowa wetlands thanks to Prairie Meadows grant
Posted onDES MOINES, Iowa (IAWA) — Prairie Meadows Casino just announced that four Central Iowa wetlands projects will get a $470,000 Legacy Grant to support water quality, habitat, and conservation education.…