To help farmers and landowners better understand and monitor nitrate levels in surface and tile drainage water, the Iowa State University Iowa Nutrient Research Center has released a new publication, Guide to Water Quality Testing for Nitrate. The publication is available for download at no cost from the ISU Extension Store...

Let’s talk about the birds and the bees …With the idea for prairie strips born at Iowa State University, and now studied extensively here and elsewhere, this unique conservation practice that offers a multitude of benefits, including habitat for birds, bees, and butterflies, was the focus of the most recent edition of the ILF Conservation Webinar Series.

 Iowa Learning Farms, a conservation education and outreach program from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, has published the Protecting our Pollinators infographic series. Each document in the series provides accessible and fact-based information about pollinators as well as tangible actions that Iowans can take to support these important contributors to the local and global food web...