Conservation

Updates, information and management insights into best practices for deploying conservation on the farm.

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2019 High Cotton winners, high on sustainability

Feb 28, 2019

High Cotton Award winners display commitment to conservation

No-till, cover crops key on Steve Stevens’ Discovery Farm

Feb 28, 2019

Stevens is the 2019 Farm Press/Cotton Foundation High Cotton Award winner for the Mid-South region.

Soil success

Feb 28, 2019

Nebraska grower shares lessons from a career commitment to conservation.

Smithfield exceeds sustainability goal

Feb 28, 2019

Smithfield is working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2025 throughout its entire supply chain.

Survey: Farmers use more water quality practices

Feb 28, 2019

Iowa survey indicates more farmers are starting to use Nutrient Reduction Strategy recommendations.

Irrigator Pro now available as a smartphone app

Feb 27, 2019

New smartphone app and cloud platform have automated the data collection process, integrating remote upload of soil moisture, soil temperature, and rainfall data with the Irrigator Pro model.

$20 million for Western Lake Erie Basin assistance programs

Feb 27, 2019

The funds aid working lands, soil testing and technological improvements.

EQIP application deadline coming soon

Feb 27, 2019

Iowa farmers need to contact their NRCS office before March 15 to apply for conservation program funding.

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium formed

Feb 27, 2019

ESMC will develop market-based approach to promote land stewardship to build soil health, sequester carbon and conserve water.

A touch of prairie

Feb 27, 2019

Iowa farmer protects soil and manages nutrients with prairie-friendly projects.