Organic agriculture is the oldest form of agriculture on earth. Farming without the use of petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides was the primary option for farmers until after World War II. … Read More Environmental Benefits of Organic Farming
There’s not much we can say to fully capture the whirlwind of the last few weeks and what’s to come as we prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Iowa Water Center staff is fortunate in that we can work remotely, continuing to advance water science to meet Iowa’s water resource needs. We applaud… Read More A Message from the Iowa Water Center
Iowa State University continues to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19 in cooperation with local, state and federal authorities. Conference leaders are evaluating options for the conference as the situation progresses. The safety of our students, faculty, staff and guests is the highest priority.… Read More 2020 Iowa Water Conference Update
Post submitted by Lindsay Brown, recent graduate from Iowa State University and member of Iowa State’s Soil and Water Conservation Club (SWCC) My name is Lindsay Brown and I have recently graduated Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Environmental Science. I joined the Soil and Water Conservation Club (SWCC)… Read More Why I am Getting into Soil and Water
Post written by Tianna Griffin, the Iowa Water Center’s Special Projects Assistant The Iowa Water Center hosted the annual Iowa Water Conference, in Ames, Iowa on March 21-22. The conference theme was “Our Watershed, Our Community.” The conference had a variety of presenters from different disciplines. One of my favorite presenters was Peter Kageyama, author of… Read More Our Watershed, Our Community
Cultivating a Community of Practice for Watershed Management Submitted by Melissa Miller, Associate Director of the Iowa Water Center The word is starting to get out on one of our latest Iowa Water Center initiatives: Watershed Management Authorities of Iowa (WMAs of Iowa). This is a statewide organization to unite the ever-growing numbers of Watershed… Read More Watershed Management Authorities of Iowa
Big data requires big software and big ideas. This can be especially true when it comes to managing our water-related resources. Today, we have access to numerous data points about our soil and water that can assist in understanding current landscape conditions and to plan for the future. Information such as this is not useful unless it can be analyzed by the experts using software such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS).… Read More Geographic Information Systems at Iowa State University
Eagle Grove, IA – On September 20th, the Earth Science class from the Eagle Grove High School took a field trip to a farm operated by Tim Smith. Smith, a White House Champion of Change for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture, showed how he incorporates cover crops, strip tillage, and a bioreactor into his farm operation. Students also traveled 12 miles north of his farm to tour a wetland CREP site. Tim, along with Bruce Voigts and Tas Stephen from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in the Clarion USDA office, discussed how the benefits these practices add to soil health and water quality.… Read More Eagle Grove Students Learn about Conservation Practices on the Farm
Guest blog by Jodi Enos-Berlage, Biology Professor at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa Water—one of the simplest molecules on earth, is the basis for all life, and this requirement is non-negotiable. The great mystery then, is how we humans have allowed this sacred molecule to become the most polluted substance on earth, and what we… Read More The Elixir of Life: An Invitation
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