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New NRCS Brochure Highlights Practices to Support Healthy Pastures

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NRCS recently developed a brochure highlighting popular practices to create healthy pastures in Iowa. The featured practices showcase ways to better manage forage, provide livestock water, improve the forage base, and protect sensitive areas.

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Soil at Heart of Conservation Decisions

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Iowa NRCS Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele uses his farming experience to train NRCS staff and build stronger relationships with farmers.

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Beyond the Surface: How NRCS Engineers Help Plan and Maintain Iowa Watersheds

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This is the first in a series of stories highlighting ways USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is helping Iowa farmers protect the natural resources on their land, often behind the scenes. NRCS celebrated its 90th anniversary in April, having formed from the 1930s Dust Bowl.