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Critics: Many Farmers Let Soil Slip Away

Article questioning farmers conservation practices or lack there of.

Tags: Black Hawk County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farming Practices, Soil Erosion

Farmers interviewed expect extended environmental laws.

Tags: Black Hawk County, Farming Practices, Regulations

Farmers explore using manure as fertilizer.

Tags: Black Hawk County, Farming Practices, Fertilizer

Article on farmers interest in learning through conservation demonstrations.

Tags: Black Hawk County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farming Practices, Soil and Water Conservation

Brochure explaining grass crops as a conservation modality in farming.

Tags: Farming Practices, Guthrie County Soil and Water Conservation District, Soil and Water Conservation

Photo of three children stand in front of newly built structure.

Tags: Agriculture, Cherokee County Iowa, Farming Practices, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Conservation, Water Conservation

Photo of the improper backfill of the toe wall at the Bindner farm causing erosion after a heavy rain in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Tags: Agriculture, Bindner Farm, Cherokee County Iowa, Erosion Control, Farming Practices, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation, Toe Wall

Photo of a Black Hills spruce windbreak in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Tags: Agriculture, Black Hills Spruce, Cherokee County Iowa, Farming Practices, Soil and Water Conservation, Windbreak

Photo of a broad based terrace with water in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Tags: Broad Based Terrace, Cherokee County Iowa, Farming Practices, Soil and Water Conservation

Photo of a broad based terrace with water in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Tags: Agriculture, Broad Based Terrace, Cherokee County Iowa, Farming Practices, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation