NSTL Partners

An ammonia manifold called the “Impellicone” resulting from cooperative work between Iowa State University, CDS-John Blue Co. and NSTL personnel received the AE50 Outstanding Innovation Award for 2004 from the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.  Improved ammonia manifolds allow more uniform and efficient application of this fertilizer.

The Southfork Watershed Alliance seeks to protect, preserve and enhance the natural resources of the watershed of the South Fork of the Iowa River and its tributaries through voluntary and community support.  NSTL provides the Alliance with information about water quality in the watershed and advice concerning crop and livestock production systems.  For more information contact Dr. Mark Tomer of the NSTL or:

The Southfork Watershed Alliance

840 Brooks Road

Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126-8008,

 http://www.southforkwatershed.org

The STATSGO Soils Browser was built by NRCS and David James of the NSTL to provide GIS-based access to the NRCS soils database.  The browser is available on CD.  

Dr. Cindy Cambardella and Dr. Mark Tomer are cooperating with the Iowa Geologic Survey and the Neal Smith National Wilfdlife Refuge to measure changes in a small watershed as it is converted from row crops to prairie.