SEPTEMBER STEWARDSHIP ADVOCATE UPDATE

Iowa Corn Sustainable Programs Manager, Ben Gleason, is at Saylorville Lake discussing the environmental benefits, as well as economic benefits that the lake has provided. He talks about a new Conservation Infrastructure Plan that is being developed by the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey, to help farmers identify economic opportunities associated with conservation practices and their implementation. He also updates you with news about the Atrazine risk assessment.

 

Check out the farmer to farmer video below, which features Secretary Northey discussing the improvements he has seen as a result of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy.

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FARMER TO FARMER:

LET'S talk WATER quality efforts

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Iowa Groundwater Association fall Conference: Dubuque, Oct. 6 - 7

• UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONFERENCE: QUAD CITIES, OCT. 13 - 14

• Cedar River Watershed Coalition: Parkersburg, Oct. 28

• Southfork Watershed Alliance: Alden, OCT. 29

• Cover Crop Field Day: West Burlington, Nov. 3

• Forestry Field Days: Various October dates and locations

 

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LATEST INFORMATION:

• Iowa Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Water Quality Lawsuit

• Cover Crop Seed and Palmer Amaranth

• Iowa Farm Bureau, Corn Growers Association Offer Counties Water Lawsuit Funding

• Local Farmers Begin New Water Quality Project in Iowa

• Some Experts Oppose Proposed EPA Restrictions on Atrazine

• How to Build Organic Matter

• Iowa Farmer Is Confident Cover Crops Will Pay Off

• Farmer-led Movement for Soil Health Receives $4 Million Boost

• Bringing More Players into Iowa’s Water Quality Efforts

• Water Lawsuits Update