

From 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…

Kurt 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…

Committed 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…

Demand 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…

Accelerating 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…

Growing Commitment to Conservation Across Iowa In a few years, even a casual visitor crossing Iowa on its interstates could see dramatic signs of a growing commitment to conservation. Starting…

Better Managing the Impact of Water through Collaboration An inch of rain falling on an acre of impermeable asphalt parking lot becomes roughly 27,000 gallons of runoff, according the US…

Cover Crops, Conservation Drainage and an Overall Strategy for Implementing Conservation Infrastructure On a cold morning recently, more than 50 members of the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) Business Council,…
