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A Vision Forward: Leonard Youngblut - Washburn, Iowa
A Vision Forward: Leonard Youngblut - Washburn, Iowa
IndustryAlex RauschAugust 3, 2017conservation tillage, conservation, Miller Creek Water Quality Improvement Project, Water Quality, cover crop, corn, soybeans, Washburn, Youngblut, Water Quality InitiativeComment
Finding What Works: Paul Ackley - Bedford, Iowa
Finding What Works: Paul Ackley - Bedford, Iowa
Alex RauschJuly 19, 2017Comment
Planting for the Future: Gary Johnson - Red Oak, Iowa
Planting for the Future: Gary Johnson - Red Oak, Iowa

As we left the last field, Gary looked over, chuckled and said, “So that’s part of my story. I just wish I was 20 years younger so I could stick around and enjoy all this stuff.”

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IndustryAlex RauschJuly 10, 2017Johnson Helicopter Servicesconservation, cover crop, cereal rye, radishes, rapeseed, Johnson, Red Oak, Water Quality, Walnut Creek Watershed Project Comment
Monona Demonstrates its Commitment to Water Quality
Monona Demonstrates its Commitment to Water Quality
Alex RauschJanuary 8, 2017success story, urban conservation, WQI, permeable pavement, Clayton County, Monona, Turkey River Watershed
Jim McHugh | Squaw Creek Watershed
Jim McHugh | Squaw Creek Watershed
Alex RauschOctober 10, 2016success story, Squaw Creek Watershed, cover crop, conservation tillage, wetland, soil health, Prairie Rivers of Iowa
Gene DeBruin | Muchakinock Creek Watershed
Gene DeBruin | Muchakinock Creek Watershed
Alex RauschOctober 8, 2016NRCS, success story, Muchakinock Creek Watershed, cover crop, no-till
Thom Miller | Winfield
Thom Miller | Winfield
Alex RauschOctober 6, 2016buffer strip, grassed waterway, terrace, CRP, cover crop, rotation grazing, NRCS
Larry and Danny Pidgeon | Salem Area
Larry and Danny Pidgeon | Salem Area
Alex RauschOctober 6, 2016success story, NRCS, cover crop, buffer strip, filter strip, grassed waterway, CRP, no-till, Lower Skunk River Watershed
Terry Willhoit | Batavia
Terry Willhoit | Batavia
Alex RauschOctober 5, 2016Cedar Creek Partnership Watershed Project, no-till, cover crop, terrace, success story
Thomas Irmeier | St. Manning
Thomas Irmeier | St. Manning
Alex RauschOctober 4, 2016Bluegrass and Crabapple Watershed Project, success story, cover crop, CRP, grassed waterway, soil health
Mitchell Wieben | Clutier
Mitchell Wieben | Clutier
Alex RauschOctober 3, 2016success story, Benton/Tama Nutrient Reduction Demonstration Project, no-till, cover crop, soil health
Jim and Melody Bourn | Southwest Iowa
Jim and Melody Bourn | Southwest Iowa
Alex RauschOctober 2, 2016Walnut Creek Watershed Project, success story, WIRB, terrace, filter strip, grassed waterway, cover crop, soil health, NRCS
St. Olaf Ag Sales And Service | Clayton County
St. Olaf Ag Sales And Service | Clayton County
Alex RauschOctober 1, 2016Clayton County, success story, cover crop, terrace, IFELA, Silver Creek Watershed, Upper Roberts Creek Watershed
Foss Farms | Eastern Iowa
Foss Farms | Eastern Iowa
Alex RauschSeptember 30, 2016NRCS, success story, Black Hawk County, cover crop, Miller Creek Water Quality Improvement Project, bioreactor, Benton/Tama Water Quality Initiative Project\, soil health, field day, Benton/Tama Nutrient Reduction Demonstration Project
Arliss Nielsen | Woolworth
Arliss Nielsen | Woolworth
Alex RauschSeptember 29, 2016Drainage Water Management, success story, WQI, CRP, nutrient management, NRCS, Boone River Watershed project
John F. Lubke | Ridgeway
John F. Lubke | Ridgeway
Alex RauschSeptember 28, 2016success story, no-till, grassed waterway, terrace, CRP, cover crop, soil health
Darrell Steele | Washington County
Darrell Steele | Washington County
Alex RauschSeptember 27, 2016West Fork Crooked Creek Watershed, success story, WQI, cover crop, no-till, Washington Soil & Water Conservation District
Rob Stout | Washington County
Rob Stout | Washington County
Alex RauschSeptember 25, 2016NRCS, bioreactor, Iowa Soybean Association, West Fork Crooked Creek Watershed
Linda Ritchie | Sac County
Linda Ritchie | Sac County
Alex RauschSeptember 24, 2016Black Hawk Lake Watershed, NWQI, NRCS, no-till, stream bank stabilization, nutrient management, terrace, grassed waterway, wetland, buffer strip
Bruce and Jenny Wessling | Greene County
Bruce and Jenny Wessling | Greene County
Alex RauschSeptember 23, 2016success story, Iowa Soybean Association, ISU, soil health, terrace, grassed waterway, nutrient management
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