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Manure Allure

Farmers explore using manure as fertilizer.

Tags: Black Hawk County, Farming Practices, Fertilizer

Farmer Nick Meier utilizing cutting-edge conservation practices.

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

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

Tags: Conservation Reserve Program, Farming Practices

Raining Profits.

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

Saturated buffers reduce nitrates in runoff from farms' tile drains.

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

Article addressing farmers utilizing no-till method.

Tags: Farming Practices, No Till

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

Photos of the tile intake terraces on Gerald Widman's farm.

Tags: Cherokee County Iowa, Erosion Control, Farming Practices, Farmland, Gerald Widman, Soil and Water Conservation, Tile Intake Terrace, Watershed

Article on how farmers can improve water quality

Tags: Farming Practices, Water Quality

Farmers share their water quality efforts.

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