"Earthworms are the cheapest most valuable form of tillage you can have." Darin Stolte at today's field day. On-Farm Network IowaSoybeans

Dean Sponheim: cover crops are there to complement and improve our cash crop. They shouldn't be the priority. On-Farm Network 4R field day at Darin Stolte farm, Olin.

Congratulations to Bob and Craig Floss for their prestigious Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award! Thanks for all you do to improve Iowa’s #WaterQuality, including the installation of two bioreactors! ⁦Craig Floss⁩ ⁦Iowa Corn⁩ ⁦Iowa Ag Water Alliance⁩ #IFELA

Lee Tesdell is a landowner in Polk Co. He says owners and operators must work together to implement conservation practices. #IowaAg #CleanWaterIowa

The Marek family knows that not every acre they farm is suitable for crops — some are better suited for conservation practices to protect the more productive acres. This understanding is just one reason why the family was recognized with the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award.

Iowa is making progress. There are 90 wetland projects underway across the state and we’re working on scaling up. #IowaAg

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Today farmers face the largest challenge of this generation – creating sustainable food systems and solving climate change. And they only have 30 harvests until 2050 to do it. Join the conversation about food, farming and climate change with the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance.

Today is the inaugural launch and Riverfront Reception for a new carry-down access site on Beaver Creek in Johnston. This is the first of the 86 planned sites of improvement throughout the region to be fully completed as part of the Central Iowa Water Trails project!

Daily Erosion output for August 20, 2019 is available dailyerosion.org/map/#20190820/…

Did you know? Bioreactors actually need a little TLC. IowaSoybeans senior environmental scientist Chris Hay offers some management tips for bioreactor maintenance. iasoybeans.com/news/articles/…

Water & soil: Essential for growing soybeans. Essential for sustaining life. While there’s universal agreement as to the importance of making water cleaner and soils stronger, opinions diverge on how to do it. This and more is discussed in the latest episode of The State of Soy.

ISA directors this week elected officers to serve 1-year terms. Joining President Tim Bardole of Rippey on the executive committee are: Dave Walton, Wilton, Treasurer; Robb Ewoldt, Davenport, Secretary; Randy Miller, Lacona, At-large; and Jeff Jorgenson, Sidney, President-elect.

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Though @upstream_tech loves remote monitoring, it’s pretty great to get out on the ground once in awhile — with Adam Kiel exploring IowaSoybeans conservation work with farmers

Kiel: Cost share and grants are still needed. We need to build advocacy for additional funding. IWILL is one way. We are building support by finding advocates farmers) locally to move that policy. I challenge everyone to include finance when planning conservation. ISA EPS

Workshop will focus on planning, design and layout for bioreactors, control structures, saturated buffers and wetlands December 18th in Fort Dodge. #cleanwateriowa #waterquality

Even though the article hails from Oregon, the listed benefits apply in Iowa. morningagclips.com/giving-thanks-…