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The Iowa Learning Farms conservation webinar taking place Oct. 5 at noon CDT will feature Iowa State University’s Daniel Andersen. He will discuss drought impacts on livestock and emergency planning to respond to critical water shortages. The webinar will also be recorded and archived on the Iowa Learning Farms website.
Water Rocks staff members did their best to educate visitors at the Iowa State Fair about how conservation practices are important to them and Iowa.
Many farmers and ranchers in drought-ridden New Mexico are making improvements to their irrigation systems this spring, while also keeping an eye on the 2023 Farm Bill. The bill, reauthorized by Congress every five years, has always been about fair food prices for farmers and consumers, and maintaining a sufficient food supply. The focus was initially on commodity crops such as corn, wheat and soybeans - but has grown to fund farm subsidies, low-income food assistance programs and conservation projects. ...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced two federal grants aimed at helping farmers reduce soil erosion in Iowa and other Midwest states. In addition to benefiting the land, farmers could see another revenue stream from adding a crop which has not been profitable in the past. Jacqueline Comito, research manager for Iowa Learning Farms, said the state will get $540,000 from the U.S. ...
Newly announced federal grants will benefit the research and implementation of farming practices that create healthier soil, less waterway pollution and a potential new source of revenue for Iowa farmers.