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Iowa Farmers Rely on Cover Crops to Improve Prevent Plant Acres
Posted onBy Kurt Lawton The calendar can’t turn fast enough this year for farmers, many who endured both a soggy #Plant 19 and a wet, snowy #Harvest19, as Twitter posts showcased.…
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Soil Saving Farmers Invest in Practices to Improve Water Quality
Posted on[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Article and photos by Kurt Lawton In the rolling hills of east-central Iowa in Cedar County, family farmers Ken Fawcett and his nephew Kent Stuart have long used…
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Improving Iowa’s Water Quality: 5 Things You Need to Know
Posted onWater quality is an important issue in Iowa. At the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA), our goal is to increase farmer-led conservation efforts. Together with landowners, partner organizations, and the…
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Unique Approach for Landowner Outreach – Letters from Lee Gravel
Posted onBy: Sarah Feehan, IAWA Communications Intern The workplace of the North Raccoon watershed implementation coordinator, Lee Gravel, is designed to accommodate ergonomics for computer work. As a result, Gravel’s standing…
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Iowa Delegation Aims for Waves of Change for Water Quality
Posted onBy: Sarah Feehan The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) and the Iowa Soybean Association will soon lead their third Iowa delegation to the upcoming One Water Summit, convened by the…
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Best is Yet to Come in Improving Iowa’s Water Quality
Posted onRecently, the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) turned five years old. Sean McMahon, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Executive Director, reflects on the progress made to date and the work still…
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Second Wave of Conservation Farmers Boosts Rock Creek Progress
Posted onKevin Sprung had mixed feelings about the two saturated buffers installed last summer on his farm near Osage, Iowa. “At first, I resisted the idea. I spent a lot of…
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Collaboration through Fourmile Creek Watershed for Water Quality
Posted on[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] John Swanson has a lifelong fondness for Fourmile Creek. “I grew up playing in Fourmile Creek as a kid,” he says. Swanson is the watershed management authority coordinator…
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Central Iowa Watershed Plan Engages Urban Rural Collaboration
Posted onUrban 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.…
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Iowa Delegates Taking Steps to Secure a Positive Water Future
Posted onOne 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…