By Jenny Seifert The Gulf of Mexico isn’t the only big body of water that’s been in the spotlight a lot for issues with excessive nutrients and depleted oxygen levels. Lake Erie has perhaps rivaled itRead More…
By Troy Gilmore, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska There is a strong awareness of water resources issues among the citizens of Nebraska. Farmers and ranchers are often aware of field-scale challenges of managing water for cropRead More…
By Jennifer Terry, Des Moines Water Works “Think Downstream” is more than a tagline for Des Moines Water Works; it’s a way of doing business, a way of thinking about the legacy the utility leaves futureRead More…
By J. Arbuckle, Extension Sociologist, Iowa State University As climate change-driven weather extremes take an increasing toll on agriculture across the U.S., questions about what farmers are doing now and might do in the future toRead More…
Forests and woodlands may not be among the first things that come to mind when people think about what grows in Iowa. But according to Billy Beck, assistant professor and extension forestry specialist at Iowa StateRead More…
When it comes to determining the impact of agricultural best management practices on water quality on the watershed scale – the science can be noisy. No one knows that more than Sara McMillan. McMillan, who isRead More…
By Jenny Seifert, Watershed Outreach Specialist On the landscape of innovation for improving water quality are public-private partnerships between point sources, such as cities and sewerage districts, and nonpoint sources, particularly farmers, working at a scaleRead More…
Human Capital blog series and Part 1 of our spotlight on ACPF By Jenny Seifert One of the questions often asked about the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework, better known as ACPF, is how to use itRead More…
This story was originally published by News @ SDSTATE in October 2020 and has been modified and republished here. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded a Conservation Collaboration Grant (CCG) to South Dakota StateRead More…
By Caroline Wade, Program Director at Ecosystem Services Market Consortium Ecosystem services from natural and working lands, and the need to protect them, have been getting more and more attention in the media and by agriculturalRead More…