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Why Do Iowa Farmers Grow Corn?
Modern corn culture came to Iowa with the settlers that moved across the United States. Farmers, hopscotching westward to Indiana,...
Technology for Soil and Water Conservation Practices
Soil and water conservation has long been recognized as a critical need for Iowa, the country, and the world. Two...
Human-induced Soil Change in Iowa: Two Contrasting Examples
The crops of Iowa yielded 100’s of trillion of calories in 2012. Those calories are feeding 100’s of millions of...
What Soils are Made of and How They Develop
Soil is defined as media that supports plant growth and plant development. A soil consists of solids and spaces between...
Ask a Scientist – Healthy Soils
We ask Marshall McDaniel, Assistant Professor in Agronomy at Iowa State University, the question: What does healthy soil look like?
Bridging the Divide in Water Resource Management
Written by Hanna Bates, Program Coordinator for the Iowa Water Center Regardless of who you are and what path you...
Establishing a Culture of Conservation with Prairie STRIPS
Written by Hanna Bates, Program Coordinator for the Iowa Water Center Across the Midwest, farm fields are patterned with commodity...
Forming Successful Partnerships: Connecting Water Quality and Communities for the Benefit of All
Post submitted by Josh Balk, Dry Run Creek Watershed Improvement Project Coordinator, and Shane Wulf, Miller Creek Water Quality Improvement Project Coordinator.  In...
Measuring Progress of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy: The 2017 Annual Progress Report
Written by Laurie Nowatzke, Measurement Coordinator for the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Iowa...
Project-Based Learning for future water leaders
Student project from the Bluestem Institute (left). Image of the Southfork Watershed Alliance sign (right). Story submitted by Melissa Miller,...