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A decade of success. The USDA Climate Hubs celebrates 10 years of helping famers and others make climate-informed decisions.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Iowa is now accepting applications for the Organic Transition Initiative.
Disabled Vietnam War Veteran Mike Ziemba transformed 40 acres in Harrison County into a sanctuary for peace and personal recovery.
Winnebago County farmer Mark Kingland is utilizing technology such as yield monitors to help him decide where to locate conservation practices and a drone to plant cover crop seed, which will help treat natural resource concerns on his cropland.
For more than 40 years Ray Gaesser has farmed some of the best soils in Adams County, Iowa. His mid-80s CSR – an index for measuring row crop productivity – far exceeds the county average of 62. His faith and responsibility to future generations are motivating factors for improving soil health.
NRCS obligated a record $85.8 million in conservation practice funding to Iowa farmers in fiscal year 2023, through 1,628 conservation program contracts that will help treat natural resource concerns such as soil erosion and water quality on 386,736 acres.
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) last week, as well as an unprecedented $1 billion investment to advance partner-driven solutions to conservation on agricultural land through 81 projects, including five in Iowa.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making historic investments to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) and streamlining the program to make it work better for producers and partners. This combination will deliver conservation at a scale never before achieved through RCPP.
Urban and Innovative Producers, Public Invited to Attend November Meeting of Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) officials are touting record conservation funding for Iowa farmers and private landowners over the next year thanks in part to the Inflation Reduction Act.
