Beginning in the 2017 growing season, The Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council (INREC) has worked over the past six years with Iowa State University and local ag retailers to study the progress ...

Nicole Bernd, District Manager of the West Polk Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), represented Minnesota’s SWCDs on an international stage at the 43rd Annual Red River Basin Land & Water ...

Real Ag takes a look at Soil Conservation & Health as we speak to local farmers & experts. The soil may be one of the most important elements to a farmer next to water. What types of soil are there in ...

Iowa NRCS Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele uses his farming experience to train NRCS staff and build stronger relationships with farmers Soil scientist – to many people – may sound like a ...

College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES) student Allyson McQuiston planted seeds for a bright future in soil conservation two years ago and will soon be rewarded with a bountiful ...

Most of us weren’t around to see the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. But a mixture of drought and poor farming practices saw the topsoil of a half dozen states stripped away. Picture the dusty and desolate ...