By Paul Dietmann, Senior Lending Specialist at Compeer Financial Agricultural lenders tend to be a pretty cautious bunch. They want to make adequately secured loans to farmers who have both the cash flow and the propensityRead More…
Farmer leadership is critical for scaling up conservation to meet water quality goals, and the state of Wisconsin has a unique program to support farmer leaders: the Producer-Led Watershed Protection grant program, operated through the state’sRead More…
By Adam Chappell, farmer The role of the social structure in the farming world has evolved immensely in my short time on the farm. When I was a young boy growing up on a farm inRead More…
Prairie strips are a practice that more farmers and landowners are using to reintegrate prairie into Iowa’s agricultural landscape, providing numerous water quality and wildlife benefits in the process. Join landowner Eric Hoien, Iowa Natural HeritageRead More…
The 7th Annual Soil and Water Conservation Society conference will be held virtually this year. This year’s conference theme, “Expanding Horizons: Where Conservation Meets Innovation,” evokes images of the expansive views of the region and theRead More…
This series of Soil & Water Conservation Virtual Field Trips (VFTs), focuses on the conservation benefits our researchers have developed with respect to water quality, irrigation water use, climate change, soil health, profitability, and sustainability throughRead More…
By Jenny Seifert When Rick Juchems first got started in farming in the early 1980s, he wasn’t much into conservation. “I was just trying to survive,” he said. But his mind began to change after aRead More…
Iowa’s Master Conservationist Program is working to “plant the seeds of conservation” through their recently redesigned educational curriculum on natural resource stewardship for adult learners. The program takes participants on a deep dive into the ecologyRead More…
A Matter of Balance: Conservation Agriculture in Uncertain Times (Bringing Conservation Science to Practice) Modern crop and livestock systems are complex, and the management of these systems requires continuous adaptation and change in practices and strategies.Read More…
What’s the key to educating and facilitating greater adoption of conservation practices that improve water quality and soil health? According to Purdue University professor Eileen J. Kladivko, it is collaboration and partnership. Eileen is a teacher,Read More…