Phillips Watershed
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Airview of Phillips Watershed. Road structure on N-S Road at Station 134 +29 main gully in Mapleton, Iowa in Monona County
Proctor, R - Photographer, U.S. Soil Conservation Service Photo
State Library of Iowa
1956-08-20
P;lymouth County Soil and Water Conservation District
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Northey Admits to Concern on Future Ethanol Policy
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Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture talks about his concerns with the impact of future ethanol policies on the ethanol industry. He also addressed the issue
of the ongoing controversy over current consumer allegations that the use of cornfor ethanol is a factor
the current food price increases.
Stevens, Jolene - Constributing Writer
Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Le Mars, Iowa, page 8
Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Le Mars, Iowa
State Library of Iowa
2011-03-03
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Conservation cuts prompt land stewardship concern
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Mark Schultz, Associate Directior of the Minnesota-based Land Stewardship Project, calls on the U.S.
Congress and Agriclllture Secretary Tom Vilsack to retain USDA funding for future conservation efforts.
Stevens, Jolene - Contributing wnter
Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Thursday, April 21, 2011 - page 8
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2011-04-21
Plymouth County Soil and Water Conservation District Office
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Conservation Cuts Prompt Land Protection Concerns
Stevens, Jolene - Contributing Writer
LeMars Daily Sentinel, page 8, 2011-04-21
2011-04-21
Questions Continue in Conservation Funding Picture
Stevens, Jolene - Contributing Writer
LeMars Daily Sentinel, page 8, 2011-04-21
Questions continue in conservation funding picture
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Mark Brown, of Le Mars, chairman of the Plymouth
County Soil and Water Conservation District, voices the concerns of Plymouth County farmers over the possibility of cuts in soil and water conservation programs by the US Department of Agriculture.
Stevens, Jolene - Contributing Writer
Le Mars Dailey Sentinel, Thursday, April 21, 2011 - page 8
State Library of Iowa
2011-04-21
Plymouth County Soil and Water Conservation District Office
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Windbreaks a Plus for Area Farmsteads
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This article talks about the benefits of windbreaks provided by trees that lead to energy conservation, beautification of properties and for protecting building sites from snow,. Windbreaks give needed protection from the northwest winds in the winter. It doesn't take long when working outside and the windchill is 50 degrees below zero, to see their value.
Stevens, Jolene - Contributing writer
LeMars Daily Sentinel, Thursday , Jul 7, 2011 • page 8
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
2011-07-07
Plymouth County Soil and Water Conservation District
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Honey industry, unlike others,
can benefit from continued rains
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The moisture from heavy rains conatributes to healthy plant growth which provides more nectar for bees
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LeMars Daily Sentinel, Thursday , Jul 7, 2011 • page 8
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2011-07-11
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Petersen points to terraces as multi-benefit conservation effort
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In this article, Jeff Petersen says conservation terraces provide him opportunity to save valuable
soil and maintain good water quality in his fields while at the same time adding to farm profitability.
Stevens, Jolene, Contributing writer
Thursday, October 27, 2011 Le Mars·Daily Sentinel , page 8
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
2011-10-27
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service display
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This display shows two models of a 100 acre farm. The first one shows accelerated soil erosion as the result of unsatisfactory farming methods. The second model shows the same farm ten years later after the adoption of of a coordinated erosion control program
Depicting the same farm ten years later after adoption of the coordinated erosion control program recommended y the Soil Conservation Service. Crops are rotated, slopes are terraced, cultivation is on the contour, gullies are checked with dams and trees and the whole farm is used to produce the most and at the same time save and build the soil. Each practice used is important in the whole program and must be varied according to the individual farm
U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
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Plymouth County Soil and Water Conservation District
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