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USDA's finalized rule could boost adoption of regenerative farming practices
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (113+ words) KMAland. com (Washington, D. C.) -- Farmers growing corn and soybeans for biofuels can now quantify the carbon intensity of crops grown with certain regenerative agriculture practices, due to a recently finalized federal rule Department of Agriculture's Regenerative Feedstock Rule will allow farmers…...
Bills in Congress aim to cut wildlife collisions in Missouri
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (281+ words) (KMAland) -- As wildlife crashes grow more common, bipartisan bills in Congress could send new federal funding to Missouri and other states to help prevent them. Lawmakers are considering proposals tied to the next federal transportation package which would invest up…...
Understanding soil variability can improve crop management
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) Understanding what is happening below the soil surface can help farmers make more precise agronomic decisions and better target their input investments. New tools are allowing growers and agronomists to collect more detailed soil data that can reveal variability across…...
Jim Gamel donates over 60 acres of land to Taylor County Conservation
4+ mon, 1+ hour ago (483+ words) Jim Gamel (right) recently donated 65 acres of his land to Taylor County Conservation, which Conservation Director Zoie Lecy (left) says will be named the "Gamel Recreation Area." The roughly 65 acres of land that Jim Gamel recently donated to Taylor County…...
Naig extends Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Project
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (263+ words) (KMAland) - High school seniors in southwest Iowa have just " (Essex) -- An Essex High School student excelled at this pas" Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig speaks with area residents during a town hall in Malvern in July." (Des Moines) -- Iowa agricultural…...
Pheasant, quail seasons underway in Iowa
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (333+ words) (KMAland) -- The pheasant season is underway in Iowa after what state officials say were "promising results" from the August roadside population surveys. "The pheasant population was up 43% (across the state)," said Dollison. "Here in southwest Iowa, it was up 102% and…...
August roadside survey points to 20-year high for Iowa pheasant population
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (426+ words) (KMAland) -- Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials say the state's pheasant population is at a 20-year high. "Last winter was one of the mildest in state history--I think the state climatologist said the fourth mildest in roughly 140 years of…...
Iowa DNR prepares for annual roadside pheasant survey
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) (KMAland) -- Staff from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are gearing up for an annual project that helps determine pheasant and other populations in the state. Starting Friday, DNR staff will begin the agency's annual roadside pheasant count. Running August…...