Browse Items (358 total) for Black Hawk County Soil and Water Conservation District Historical Collection

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Manure Allure

Farmers explore using manure as fertilizer.

Tags: Black Hawk County, Farming Practices, Fertilizer

Article asking Iowans their thoughts on agriculture subsidies.

Tags: Agriculture, Fiscal Policy, Subsidies

Focus on the loss of topsoil and preventative measures.

Tags: Black Hawk County, Erosion, Erosion Control, Soil and Water Conservation

Conservation efforts by Iowa farmers encouraged by current legislation.

Tags: Farmers, Farming Practices, Soil and Water Conservation

Article focusing on the number of acres signed up for CRP.

Tags: Conservation Reserve Program, Farming Practices

One million acres of Iowa farmland to go idle within next 10 years through CRP.

Tags: Conservation Reserve Program, Farming Practices

Lack of bonus payments slows interest in CRP.

Tags: Conservation Reserve Program

Article addressing farmers utilizing no-till method.

Tags: Farming Practices, No Till

Black Hawk County SWCD tech awarded a scholarship.

Tags: Conservation Awards

A visit with John Miller's Laurel Ridge Farms south of Cedar Falls.

Tags: Black Hawk County, Farmers, John Miller, Laurel Ridge Farms