Conservation practices are readily available for U.S. farmers to implement, but financial roadblocks commonly stymie their adoption. A study done in 2020 in cooperation between the Soil Health ...

With high input costs and low commodity prices, many farmers are looking for ways to reduce their costs, even more than normal. Could conservation practices be an answer for your farm? Anthony Bly, ...

Annual agricultural event features keynote speaker Monte Bottens and sessions on soil health, precision farming and ...

Conservation agriculture practices like precision fertilizer application and cover crops can offer a multitude of benefits, including improving soil health, reducing crop losses during severe weather ...

An Environmental Working Group report questions the effectiveness of some farming practices that the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently added to its Environmental Quality Incentives Program, ...

Some of the best agronomic decisions Dean Sponheim has made on his north-central Iowa farm were driven by economics. In 1999, on one field, he began strip-tilling to reduce soil crusting, which led to ...

As the deadline approaches for Congress to renew the U.S. Farm Bill, agricultural experts and farmers are calling on legislators to prioritize protecting topsoil in the Midwest and throughout the ...

This work was made possible through the generous funding provided by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The Conservation Agriculture in Crop-Livestock Systems (CLCA) project, ...

Join top farmers and CCAs at the 2026 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, March 10-11 at Ohio Northern University (525 S Main Street, Ada, Ohio). Connect with peers, discover new ideas, ...

We all know fresh fruits and vegetables are good for our health – but did you know that the soil and surrounding environment the crops grow in also matters to our health and well-being? The ...

HANCOCK COUNTY – About 40 local farmers had a field day learning about various practices designed to make their work more successful. The Hancock County Soil Health Farmer Field Day was held Monday at ...

State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties earlier this week to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of ...