Iowa State Senator David Johnson has led the fight to reduce agricultural pollution of the state’s waters. Casey Beck Runoff...
Strips of prairie plants slow loss of soil, nutrients and water, double biodiversity
Matt Helmers from Iowa State University discusses STRIPS near a flume. Photo by Jane Hodgins, US Forest Service. Newtown Square,...
Derailed Train Spills 230,000 Gallons of Crude Into Flooded Iowa River
A train derailment spilled 230,000 gallons of crude oil into an already-flooded Iowa river Friday, endangering downstream drinking water, the...
Prairie STRIPS program expands with new grant
Narrow strips of native prairie planted on cropland, like the one shown above, can yield immense environmental benefits. The STRIPS...
The simple river-cleaning tactics that big farms ignore
Ione Cleverley wasn’t eager to break up with her tenant, who had been farming 88 acres of her central Iowa...