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Iowa farmers are utilizing USDA-NRCS conservation programs to diversify their operations while simultaneously protecting and enhancing their natural resources, such as soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat.

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DES MOINES, Iowa, January 10, 2022 – Iowa agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by recent tornadoes and severe storms that occurred

 Iowa agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by recent tornadoes and severe storms that occurred in early December 2021. The U.S. De

Aug 31, 2021 to Sep 02, 2021 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and several public and private conservation partners recently announced a new water quality blitz project. The project will add 40 saturated buffers and 11 bioreactors to farm fields in Polk and Dallas counties, Iowa, to protect water quality and support recreational opportunities in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. The first phase of the project should be completed by mid-2022. Public-private partnerships are an important...

Central Iowa Blitz Project Will Add 51 Water Quality Practices within Des Moines and Raccoon River Watersheds Public and private partners announce new conservation project during today’s Clean Water in Iowa Starts Here tour stop DES MOINES, Iowa (April 28, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and several public and private conservation partners announced a new water quality blitz project today. The project will add 40 saturated buffers and 11 bioreactors to farm fields in Polk an...

Jason Johnson HELP IS AVAILABLE: NRCS provided more than $8 million to Iowa farmers in 2020 for conservation practices on grazing lands, like this brush management project in Warren County helping improve pasture conditions so livestock can easily access better forage quantity and quality. NRCS obligates nearly $60 million to Iowa farmers in conservation assistance. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service contracted with Iowa farmers and landowners to treat na...