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Solar panels that provide energy to pump water for his livestock
watering system are allowing Cherokee County cattleman Dick Lester to
better utilize his pasture, save money, reduce streambank erosion, and
improve cattle performance on his remote 650- acre pasture. |
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A retired farmer from Cambridge makes conservation a priority on each
of his farms even though he does not farm the ground himself. “Jim
Sievers installed conservation practices on the land he owns in five
different Iowa counties. He’s saving soil, protecting water resources,
improving soil quality and providing habitat for wildlife. I see him
setting a good example for others and having fun while he does it,” says
District Conservationist Jered Finley. |
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Des Moines, IA—Iowa Lakes Resource Conservation and Development
(RC&D) is adding Osceola and O’Brien Counties to its existing five
northwest Iowa counties. Iowa Lakes RC&D is one of 17 councils in Iowa
that works to create jobs, protect the environment and improve the
quality of life in rural communities. |
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Finding soils information for more than half of Iowa’s counties is
just a click away. Soil survey manuscripts with soils data, maps,
diagrams, tables and other details are available online for 52 of Iowa’s
99 counties, as of Nov. 1. |
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effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and
environment.
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