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Corn growing below the seeded backslope terrace.

Photo of corn growing below the seeded backslope terrace. First year crop on bench-type terrace on the Leahy farm.

1 mile west and 3 miles south of Gilmore City, Iowa (Pocahontas County)

Tags: Agriculture, Corn, Crops, Farmland, Gilmore City Iowa, Pocahontas County, Soil and Water Conservation, Terraces

Tile outlet damage.

Tile outlet damage showing tile line break through on bench-type terraces on the Leahy farm. The damage was caused by a heavy spring thaw.

Site is 1 mile West and 3 miles South of Glimore City, Iowa in Pocahontas County.

Tags: Agriculture, Drainage Channel, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation, Tile Outlet, West Pottawattamie County Iowa

Steinbrink pond.

This image shows the winter kill of fish in Carl Steinbrink's farm pond. Heavy snowfall caused oxygen starvation.

Site location is 3 miles north and 3 miles east of Mansen, Iowa in Pocahontas County.

Tags: Carl Steinbrink Farm, Farmland, Fish Kill, Oxygen Deprivation, Pond, Soil and Water Conservation, West Pottawattamie County Iowa

Early Days - the history of West Pottawattamie SWCD.

Early Days by Cliff Johnson is the historical account of the West Pottawattamie Soil and Water Conservation District.

Tags: Cliff Johnson, Soil and Water Conservation, West Pottawattamie County Iowa

Inventory of conservation needs for West Pottawattamie County Soil Conservation District.

Inventory of conservation needs for West Pottawattamie County Soil Conservation District: Accomplishments needed by 1975.

Tags: Agriculture, Cliff Johnson, Don Hadden, Donald Bladt, Eldon Ravlin, Farmland, Jack O'Hara, Leon Foderberg, Soil and Water Conservation, Walter Weiss, West Pottawattamie County Iowa

No-till corn on corn.

No-till corn on corn planted with A.C. planter. Farmer Ken Hester planting on contour in a field with grass back slope terraces.

Site location is Crescent, Iowa in Pottawattamie County.

Tags: Agriculture, Conservation Tillage, Corn, Crops, Farmland, Gene Alexander, Ken Hester, No Till Crop, Soil and Water Conservation, West Pottawattamie County Iowa

Iowa Legislative Act (Senate File 382, 1987) enacted for a name modification.

Legislative Act (Senate File 382, 1987) for a name modification from "soil conservation district" to the "soil and water conservation district"; the bill was signed by Governor Branstad on April 21, 1987.

Tags: Agriculture, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Soil and Water Conservation

Soil Judging Contest Award - 2009.

Iowa Western Agribusiness Technology Department recognizes West Pottawattamie Soil and Water Conservation District as a valuable contributor to the SW District FFA Soil Judging Contest in 2009.

Tags: Agriculture, Farmland, Iowa Western Community College, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Judging Contest, SW District FFA, West Pottawattamie County Iowa

Soil Judging Contest Award - 2012.

Iowa Western Agribusiness Technology Department recognizes West Pottawattamie Soil and Water Conservation District as a valuable contributor to the SW District FFA Soil Judging Contest in 2012.

Tags: Agriculture, Farmland, Iowa Western Community College, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Judging Contest, SW District FFA, West Pottawattamie County Iowa

Soil Judging Contest Award - 2010.

Iowa Western Agribusiness Technology Department recognizes West Pottawattamie Soil and Water Conservation District as a valuable contributor to the SW District FFA Soil Judging Contest in 2010.

Tags: Agriculture, Farmland, Iowa Western Community College, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Judging Contest, SW District FFA, West Pottawattamie County Iowa

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