Reduced tillage resulted in lower returns but also lower costs in conventional and organic farm systems, resulting in similar long-term profitability. Read the full article here: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

It's World Wetlands Day! Celebrate by taking a virtual tour of a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Wetland in Iowa and learn about its nitrogen reduction capabilities. youtu.be/tDXE7BPihVU?si…

❗Calling Iowa Landowners❗ ISU Extension and Outreach is launching a new program in June 2024 to help Iowa landowners incorporate soil health principles into their farmland. Visit go.iastate.edu/CW9QNA to learn more and register today! #StrongIowa #IowaAg

Save the Date! The 2024 Iowa Water Conference will take place September 10-11 in Coralville. Check the Iowa Water Conference portal for updates for this special event. Registration opens in July.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/iwc2022/

We are still looking for volunteers to monitor black cutworm traps around Iowa this spring! Get the details here: crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/ashley-de…. Erin Hodgson

We're really excited to offer this new learning opportunity for landowners! Join us for this FREE program and spend some time with the dream team of ISU experts on agronomy, financial and legal aspects of managing your land. #SoilHealth

“If yield monitors were replaced with profit monitors ag would be a different world” Martin Larsen showing his numbers and his business school background Practical Farmers explaining how oats in rotation add $30k income to the farm even when the oat year just breaks even.

Thanks to everyone who came out for this week's Private Well Stewardship Programs in Clinton and Scott Co.! Next week we'll go to Washington (April 2), Cerro Gordo (April 3) and Webster (April 4). More information including registration: naturalresources.extension.iastate.edu/private-well-s… Clinton County Extension

Did anyone else see this ad in Sunday's Des Moines Register for an AWESOME educational program for landowners? And it's free (this year), but space is limited? You only need to answer a few questions by April 19 to apply? go.iastate.edu/CNF4PB I should tell my friends! ISU Extension and Outreach

Check out this new learning opportunity for landowners featuring ISU Extension and Outreach experts on conservation, agronomy, financial, and legal topics. Apply by April 19th! naturalresources.extension.iastate.edu/programs/lando… Meaghan Anderson Catherine DeLong

Join us for another summer of Agronomy in the Field - this time near Melbourne, IA! This women's program is a great opportunity to learn more about what's happening in the fields. #ISUCrops Register today: go.iastate.edu/I9ESUN

Now that planting is underway and insect activity is resuming, I'd like to remind you about our Pest Alert Network - we send timely text messages about insect activity directly to your phone to aid in scouting for pests! Sign up here: pestalerts.extension.iastate.edu Erin Hodgson

Friday (April 19) is the LAST day to express interest in our new Landowner Education Program: go.iastate.edu/CNF4PB. Interested in the financial & legal considerations of conservation practice adoption? Or how to talk w/ family members about making changes? Join us! #SoilHealth

Big News -- ISU Extension and Outreach is hiring a Conservation Field Specialist! Are you passionate about cover crops & helping farmers adopt new conservation practices? Then this job's for you. Apply by May 12 - Pls share widely! Midwest Cover Crops Council isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/…

Job alert! ISU Extension and Outreach is hiring a Conservation Field Specialist with a primary focus on developing and delivering educational programs, tools and materials on #covercrops, but will also provide expertise on other conservation practices. More here: isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/…

Have you ever wondered how a bioreactor works to reduce nitrate in tile flow, or maybe what one looks like? If so, this field day if for you. Iowa Dept of Agriculture & Land Stewardship ISU Hancock County

Iowa has nearly 4 million acres of cover crops! Sign up for cover crop cost share assistance. New farmers may receive up to $30/acre in cost share assistance & returning farmers up to $20/acre. Stop by your local SWCD office/USDA Service Center. cleanwateriowa.org/cost-share

Starting tomorrow! Our first Good Idea Shop Talk of the growing season! Join us for a conversation about increasing soil organic matter, which Mississippi producer Sledge Taylor will kick off. Register here: goodideafarm.org/shop-talks/