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Widowed Landowner Succeeds with Conservation in Lease Agreements

After her husband passed away in 2013, Virginia Reynolds is making sure the land they cared for together will continue to thrive and be protected.

USDA Obligates More Than $63 Million in Conservation Funding to Iowa Farmers

Iowa NRCS Obligated More Than $63 Million to farmers and landowners in 2018 that will treat resource concerns on 450,000 acres.

Farmers Encouraged to Keep the Stubble During No-Till November

NRCS is encouraging farmers to "keep the stubble" on their harvested crop fields and improve soil health during No-Till November.

Cereal Rye Cover Crop Seeding Date Extended to Dec. 1 Statewide

NRCS is extending the cereal rye cover crop planting date to Dec. 1 for Iowa farmers statewide.

NRCS Provides Recommendations to Minimize Compacted Soils After Harvest

If farmers made ruts in their fields NRCS provides short and long term recommendations for fixing those trouble areas.

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  • Cereal Rye Cover Crop Seeding Date Extended to Dec. 1 Statewide
  • USDA Obligates More Than $63 Million in Conservation Funding to Iowa Farmers
  • 24 New Iowa Easements Highlight USDA's Anniversary Year
  • Winter Hardy Cover Crop Seeding Dates Extended Two Weeks
  • Iowa NRCS Removes EQIP Funding Cap on Cover Crops and 5 Other Practices

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  • Cover Crops: Good for Water Quality, Good for Farmers' Bottom Line

    Date: Nov 13, 2018    -   Nov 15, 2018

  • Iowa Learning Farms November Webinar - Evaluating Nutrient Reduction at the Delivery Scale

    Date: Nov 14, 2018

  • Ephemeral Gully Erosion: What is it and how do we treat it?

    Date: Nov 14, 2018

  • Cover Crops Field Day to be Held Near Agency on Nov. 20

    Date: Nov 20, 2018

  • Cover crops and conservation tillage field day to be held in Algona on November 27th

    Date: Nov 27, 2018

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