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Guides and Instructions

Iowa Draft Standards and Technical Notes

Draft copies of Iowa Standards and Specifications are being placed on the Iowa NRCS Web Site as they are completed. Constructive comments are welcome.

An Iowa farmer applies anhydrous ammonia fertilizer to his soybean field.
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Iowa NRCS Bulletins: Fiscal Year 2022

What are bulletins?

Bulletins are internal temporary direction that expire at the end of the fiscal year following the year they are issued; and to make announcements or one-time requests from the field. Bulletins cannot change, be deleted, added to, cancelled or transmit permanent directives.

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Iowa NRCS Bulletins: Fiscal Year 2023

Bulletins are temporary direction that expire at the end of the fiscal year following the year they are issued; and to make announcements or one-time requests from the field. Bulletins cannot change, be deleted, added to, cancelled or transmit permanent directives.

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Iowa NRCS Bulletins: Fiscal Year 2024

Bulletins are temporary direction that expire at the end of the fiscal year following the year they are issued; and to make announcements or one-time requests from the field. Bulletins cannot change, be deleted, added to, cancelled or transmit permanent directives.

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Iowa NRCS Bulletins: Fiscal Year 2025

Bulletins are temporary direction that expire at the end of the fiscal year following the year they are issued; and to make announcements or one-time requests from the field. Bulletins cannot change, be deleted, added to, cancelled or transmit permanent directives.

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Iowa NRCS Cover Crop Economics

The Cover Crop Economics Tool is a user-friendly economic assessment tool to assess the costs and benefits of incorporating cover crops into a crop rotation.

Cereal rye grows to knee high in the spring prior to spring termination on a Buena Vista County crop field.
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Iowa NRCS eDirectives

Iowa NRCS eDirectives include Bulletins, Instructions, Intraoffice Instructions, General Manual Amendments, Technical Notes, User Guides and Manuals.

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Iowa NRCS Engineering

The Iowa NRCS Engineering staff provides planning, design, and construction services to solve problems related to soil erosion, water quality, agricultural waste management, and wetland restoration.

A newly constructed terrace helps control erosion on this crop field in Warren County, Iowa.